Seattle Mariners Provide Welcome Injury Update on Offensive Catalyst

Victor Robles, on the 60-day injured list with a shoulder fracture, won't need surgery and could be back by mid-summer.

Seattle Mariners right fielder Victor Robles (10) claps and celebrates with Seattle Mariners left fielder Randy Arozarena (not pictured) for driving in the run during the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on April 6. | Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images

Friday was a tough day on the injury front for the Seattle Mariners.

First, the M's announced that hard-throwing reliever Gregory Santos is undergoing knee surgery. His recovery will be measured in months, not weeks.

Next, the M's announced that Ryan Bliss will miss the entire season as he recovers from surgery to repair a left bicep tear.

Also, starting pitcher Logan Gilbert left Friday's game against the Miami Marlins after just 3.0 innings because of "right forearm tightness." Here's the latest on that.

Despite all that, there was one piece of good injury news, per General Manager Justin Hollander before the game. Outfielder Victor Robles, on the 60-day injured list because of a dislocated shoulder and shoulder fracture, will not require surgery. This means he's likely on track for a mid-summer return.

Victor, really ​good ​news ​on ​Victor. ​The ​fracture ​is ​healing. ​Again, we ​took ​another ​set ​of ​X-rays. It's ​showing ​no ​signs ​of ​moving ​as it heals and ​no ​sign ​of ​moving ​means ​no ​surgery. So ​that's ​good ​news. ​No ​change ​in ​the ​timeline ​or ​anything ​like ​that. ​It's ​really ​not ​an ​injury ​that ​you ​can ​push because ​a ​setback ​would ​mean ​surgery ​if ​it ​created ​instability ​and ​you ​had ​to ​take ​another ​route. But ​he ​is ​doing ​great, ​and ​the ​X-​rays ​look ​really ​good. ​So ​very ​positive ​that ​as ​of ​now, ​he ​will ​not ​need ​surgery, ​and ​it ​continues ​to ​trend ​that ​way.

We learned more about Robles's injury and what he's dealing with on a recent episode of the "Refuse to Lose" podcast, as we spoke with Dr. Michael Fu, the former team doctor for the Chicago White Sox.

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