Former Seattle Mariners Pitcher Still Going Strong in Foreign League at Nearly 37
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Former Seattle Mariners pitcher Roenis Elias, nearly 37 years old, is still going strong in professional baseball, putting up a dominant outing in Taiwan the other day.
Per The Cuban Baseball Digest on social media:
Roenis Elías earned his fourth win of the 2025 Taiwan Professional Baseball League (CPBL) season during his team, the Fubon Guardians,' 2-0 blanking CTBC Brothers. The Guantanamo,Cuba native pitched seven innings, allowing only three hits and no runs, while also fanning eight batters.
Roenis Elías earned his fourth win of the 2025 Taiwan Professional Baseball League (CPBL) season during his team, the Fubon Guardians,' 2-0 blanking CTBC Brothers. The Guantanamo,Cuba native pitched seven innings, allowing only three hits and no runs, while also fanning eight… pic.twitter.com/WKOlNtD0NR
— Cuban Baseball Digest (@CBaseballDigest) July 24, 2025
Though he's just 4-7, he has a respectable 3.65 ERA.
Elias spent parts of seven different seasons in the big leagues, including parts of five with the M's over three stints. Lifetime, he was 22-24, turning in a 22-23 record with the Mariners. Serving as both a starter and a reliever in his tenure, he started 53 games for Seattle. He made 125 total appearances. He won a career-high 10 games for the 2014 Mariners, also pitching to a 3.85 ERA.
He last appeared for the M's in 2022, pitching in seven games as the M's broke the lengthy playoff-drought. Since then, he has played in the Dominican Winter League and pitched in Triple-A for the Chicago Cubs. He also spent parts of 2023 and 2024 in Korea, going 15-13 in the KBO. He pitched in four games in Mexico last winter. He's also played for Team Cuba in the World Baseball Classic (2023).
While not official, he could be in consideration for Cuba's roster again in 2026.
He's not the only former Mariners player to playing overseas right now. Mike Ford (Japan), Robinson Cano (Mexico) and Guillermo Heredia (Korea), are all playing.
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