The presence of a healthy Jorge Polanco made a big difference for the AL West champion Seattle Mariners through their 90-win season.

He may be even more important now in the playoffs.

Seattle Mariners taxi squad for playoffs includes their top prospect

The switch-hitting second baseman was essentially Seattle’s second-best hitter behind only Cal Raleigh during the 2025 regular season, slashing .265/.326/.495 for an .821 OPS with 26 home runs, 30 doubles and 78 RBIs in 138 games.

Polanco caught fire twice during the year, too – once at the beginning of the season (.395/.434/.816, 1.250 OPS over his first 24 games) and again over the final 34 games (.333/.379/.667, 1.045 OPS).

It was the second hot streak where something stood out to MLB Network and Mariners analyst Ryan Rowland-Smith

See Full Page