BREAKING: Gregory Santos Reinstated From Injured List

The Seattle Mariners received a big boost to their bullpen and reinstated right-handed reliever Gregory Santos from the 60-day injured list on Monday, according to a news release sent out by the team.

The Mariners optioned starting pitcher Emerson Hancock back to Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers to make room for Santos on the 26-man roster.

Santos was originally acquired in a trade back in February with the Chicago White Sox that saw Seattle send over right-hander Prelander Berroa, outfielder Zach DeLoach and the 69th pick in the 2024 MLB Draft.

Santos has been on the injured list since March with a right lat strain and has yet to make an appearance for the Mariners. He had experienced several set backs with the injury during the season.

Santos appeared in a rehab game for Seattle's High-A affiliate Everett AquaSox on Saturday (July 6) and pitched one scoreless inning. He struck out one batter, allowed no hits and no walks and threw seven strikes out of eight pitches.

Mariners manager Scott Servais praised where Santos was at in his recovery in a pregame interview Sunday (July 8).

"Santos felt great. His stuff was electric again," Servais said Sunday. "In the high 90 (mile per hour range) there. Very efficient."

Santos has a career ERA of 4.00 with five saves and 71 strikeouts in 65 games. He had a 3.39 ERA in 2023 and had all five of those saves and 66 of those strikeouts last year.

Santos will add some extra depth to Seattle's bullpen and could eventually morph into a leverage guy that pairs with Andres Munoz.

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