Seattle Mariners to Call Up a Top Pitching Prospect to Make Debut in Wake of Injury News

Logan Gilbert is now on the injured list with a Grade 1 flexor strain and Logan Evans is getting the call.

Hat and glove of Seattle Mariners center fielder Dee Gordon (9) sits in dugout during the third inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

Saturday, 3:20 p.m. PT: Gilbert is indeed on the injured list with a Grade 1 flexor strain. The Mariners are calling up Evans to make his major league debut on Sunday against the Marlins.

Our own Teren Kowatsch of Mariners on SI reported that Evans was in the clubhouse and Adam Jude of the Seattle Times reported he's set to start on Sunday.

Logan Evans on the taxi squad and in the Mariners clubhouse today.
Will talk to media in the dugout at 3:30.#Mariners #TridentsUp

— Teren Kowatsch (@Teren_Kowatsch) April 26, 2025

Saturday, 9:45 a.m. PT: Seattle Mariners star Logan Gilbert left Friday's 8-4 loss against the Miami Marlins after just 3.0 innings because of "right forearm tightness."

While Gilbert will get imaging done this weekend to determine the severity of the injury, it's never a good sign when that phrase is used.

Speculatively speaking, it seems almost certain that Gilbert will require an injured list stint. If the team is lucky, that trip will be short, but at worst case scenario, Gilbert could need surgery and be out the entire season.

The Mariners are expecting to get George Kirby back from the injured list in the next 4-6 weeks, and if they do, they can continue to use Emerson Hancock as the fifth starter and have a rotation that looks essentially like it does now.

However, the M's will need to bridge the gap until Kirby's return if Gilbert goes on the IL, and it seems as if top prospect Logan Evans is likely solutiion.

Evans is ranked as the No. 10 prospect in the organization, according to MLB Pipeline. He is the No. 3 pitcher in the rankings, behind only Ryan Sloan and Jurrangelo Cijntje, who were both drafted last year.

Yeesh Logan Evans. pic.twitter.com/i0zygMTwFy

— Mariners Minors (@MiLBMariners) April 10, 2025

The 23-year-old was a 12th-round pick of the Mariners back in the 2023 draft out of the University of Pittsburgh. He's 1-1 this season at Triple-A Tacoma with a 3.86 ERA. He's struck out 23 batters in 25.2 innings. Lifetime, he's 11-6 with a 3.05 ERA in the minors.

He helped Double-A Arkansas win the Texas League championship a season ago.

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