Seattle Mariners Activate Top Prospect From Lengthy Injured List Stint

Jonny Farmelo, one of the Mariners' eight Top-100 prospects, will play again on Saturday for the Everett AquaSox.

Seattle Mariners first-round draft pick Johnny Farmelo during batting practice prior to the game against the Minnesota Twins at T-Mobile Park on July 19, 2023. | Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

Jonny Farmelo, the No. 61 prospect in baseball, per the latest MLB Pipeline rankings, will be back in action on Saturday night for the High-A Everett AquaSox.

One of eight Seattle Mariners prospects in the MLB Pipeline Top 100, Farmelo has only played 15 games this season, all with Everett. He missed time early in the season as he rebounded from a torn ACL suffered in 2024, and he's been on the injured list since early June because of a stress reaction in his rib.

He will hit leadoff and play center field.

Here's Jonny!

Outfielder Jonny Farmelo has been activated from the 7-day injured list. He will be batting leadoff and playing center field tonight for Everett.

In conjunction with Farmelo's activation, catcher Freuddy Batista has been promoted to Double-A Arkansas. pic.twitter.com/ysOIk1oygt

— Everett AquaSox (@EverettAquaSox) August 9, 2025

AquaSox manager Zach Vincej recently joined the 'Refuse to Lose' podcast and discussed what getting Farmelo back in the fold will mean to his group.

Yeah, ​I'm super ​excited. ​He's ​a ​special human ​being. Man, ​so ​much ​talent and ​it's ​going ​to ​be ​great ​seeing ​him ​roam ​around ​in ​the ​outfield ​and ​hit ​at ​the ​top ​of ​our ​order ​and ​getting ​on ​base, ​stealing ​bases. ​He's ​such ​a ​great ​kid. ​He ​works ​so ​hard. ​I ​know ​he's ​had ​some ​some ​bad ​luck ​with ​the ​injury ​bug ​the ​last ​couple ​years, ​but, ​man, ​he ​is ​a ​great, ​great ​asset ​for ​our ​team ​and I'm ​looking ​forward ​to ​seeing ​him ​back ​in ​our ​clubhouse.

Still just 20 years old, Farmelo was off to a blistering start this season, hitting .288 with five home runs, 12 RBIs and a .348 on-base percentage.

After winning the Northwest League's first-half title, the AquaSox have already clinched a playoff spot, meaning we'll get to see more of Farmelo moving forward.

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