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Jorge Polanco is Making All Kinds of Seattle Mariners History with Hot Start

Polanco drove in all five runs on Tuesday as the Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park. He had two homers and narrowly missed a third.
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Seattle Mariners designated hitter Jorge Polanco (7) raises the trident following a 5-3 victory against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on April 29.
Seattle Mariners designated hitter Jorge Polanco (7) raises the trident following a 5-3 victory against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on April 29. | Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

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The Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park. With the win, the Mariners are now 17-12 on the season and they sit in first place in the American League West. They've won 13 of their last 17 games.

It was another banner night for M's infielder Jorge Polanco, who continued his torrid start to the season by going 2-for-3 with two home runs, narrowly missing a third. He's now hitting .389 with nine home runs and 23 RBIs. He has a .423 on-base percentage and a 1.242 OPS.

He's also making all kinds of team history.

First, per @MarinersPR:

Polanco is also the first Mariners player with 2 multi-homer games before the end of April since Nelson Cruz in 2015.

And this, per Adam Jude of the Seattle Times:

Mariners slugging leaders through season's first month:

Alex Rodriguez, .905 (1999)
Ken Griffey Jr., .861 (1996)
*Jorge Polanco, .819 (2025)
Ken Griffey Jr., .818 (1994)
Edgar Martinez (1995)/Griffey (1997), .786

After offseason knee surgery, Polanco looks like a completely different player than the one the M's had last season. After being acquired from the Minnesota Twins last winter, Polanco hit just .213 with 16 homers and 45 RBIs. He also spent time on the injured list and the M's declined his $12.5 million team option in the offseason before bringing him back on a $7.75 million deal.

The Mariners and Angels will play again on Wednesday afternoon with first pitch at 1:10 p.m. PT. Left-hander Tyler Anderson pitches for the Halos against M's righty Emerson Hancock. Polanco is not expected to be in the lineup, as his mild oblique issue has rendered him unable to hit right-handed.

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