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Seattle Mariners Set to Call Up Infielder Leo Rivas For Tuesday Game

With Jorge Polanco set to take paternity leave, the Mariners are turning to the longtime minor leaguer who made a big-league cameo in 2024.
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Seattle Mariners designated hitter Leo Rivas (76) steals third base against Oakland Athletics third baseman Tristan Gray (16) in the eighth inning at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in 2024.
Seattle Mariners designated hitter Leo Rivas (76) steals third base against Oakland Athletics third baseman Tristan Gray (16) in the eighth inning at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in 2024. | Eakin Howard-Imagn Images

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The Seattle Mariners are calling up infielder Leo Rivas for Tuesday's game against the Detroit Tigers and they hope to have him there before game time.

Per our own Teren Kowatsch:

Jorge Polanco’s wife is having a baby. Plan is to bring up Rivas. Tentative plan is for Polanco to rejoin the team in San Francisco, based on how everything goes.

Polanco has been red-hot for the Mariners in the early-going, hitting .400 through four games. They will certainly miss him, but a trip to the paternity list is a great reason to be out of the lineup. The 27-year-old Rivas almost made the team during spring training but an ankle injury kept him out of action for a week and hurt his chances at making the roster.

A switch-hitter, Rivas made his major league debut in 2024, hitting .233 with eight RBIs and three stolen bases. He's also a solid defender who can play second base, third base or shortstop.

The Mariners are coming off a 9-6 loss to the Tigers on Monday night. They'll take on Detroit again on Tuesday night with first pitch at 6:40 p.m. PT. Casey MIze will take the ball for the Tigers while Logan Gilbert gets the ball for the Mariners.

As for the Rainiers, they started Nick Dunn at second base and Cole Young at shortstop on Tuesday for their game, which is being played at the Reno Aces. Rivas was not in the lineup.

The Rainiers will continue in Reno for the rest of the week.

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Brady Farkas is the senior writer for “Minor League Baseball on SI’’ and the host of “The Payoff Pitch’’ podcast, which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. Follow Brady on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.

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