Seattle Mariners Make Major Roster Move Before Wednesday Game
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WEDNESDAY, 3:25 p.m. PT: Kowar has been activated officially, with Logan Evans being the corresponding move to Triple-A. Evans just threw eight innings of brilliant ball on Tuesday night. The move to Triple-A indicates that Bryce Miller will be ready to return to the rotation this weekend, as was previously indicated. Adam Jude of the Seattle Times corroborates that as well.
Rookie Logan Evans has been sent down to Triple-A Tacoma to make room for reliever Jackson Kowar, Mariners just announced.
— Adam Jude (@A_Jude) May 28, 2025
Open rotation spot an indication Bryce Miller will be activated off the IL this weekend.
WEDNESDAY AM: After a lengthy recovery from Tommy John surgery, hard-throwing reliever Jackson Kowar is nearing his debut with the Seattle Mariners.
Speaking with the media on Tuesday, general manager Justin Hollander said that Kowar is "basically ready" for activation.
Kowar's doing well on the Triple-A rehab assignment. He's basically there in terms of being ready to be activated. So, we'll check in this week and see where we head with Jackson. But he's done great all throughout. Bouncing back well, I think he did three appearances in five days and felt great doing it. So it's been really nice to have the build up time with him. And he's checked every box along the way.
The 28-year-old is a former first-round pick of the Kansas City Royals out of Florida who made his debut in 2021. Lifetime, he's gone 2-6 with a 9.12 ERA, but he has the tools to be an effective reliever if the M's can just harness them. The Mariners just recently called up pitcher Blas Castano from Triple-A Tacoma, so it's quite possible that Kowar could take that spot in the bullpen once he's fully ready.
The Mariners acquired him last offseason from the Atlanta Braves in the trade that sent Jarred Kelenic, Marco Gonzales and Evan White to Atlanta. Kowar had been traded to the Braves for Kyle Wright earlier in the offseason.
He's appeared in eight minor league games this season, going 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in seven innings. He's struck out four. He was Top-100 prospect according to Baseball America before both the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
The Mariners enter play on Wednesday at 30-23 overall and in first place in the American League West. They'll take on the Nationals at 6:40 p.m. PT.
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