RHP Nick Davila optioned to Triple-A Tacoma
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Justin Hollander announced today the following roster moves:
- Gabe Speier, LHP, reinstated from 15-day Injured List (left shoulder inflammation).
- Nick Davila, RHP, optioned to Triple-A Tacoma (post-game May 25).
Speier, 31, was placed on the 15-day Injured List on May 4 (retroactive to May 3). He made 2 rehab appearances between High-A Everett and Triple-A Tacoma, combining for 2.0 innings and allowing 3 runs (2 HR) with 4 strikeouts. In 15 relief appearances for the Mariners this season, he is 0-2 with a 2.92 ERA (4 ER, 12.1 IP), 5 walks and 12 strikeouts. He last tossed 0.2 innings on April 29 at Minnesota.
The 5-11, 200-pound lefty made 76 appearances for Seattle in 2025, going 4-3 with a 2.61 ERA (18 ER, 62.0 IP) with 11 walks, 82 strikeouts and a 0.87 WHIP. In 4 seasons with Seattle (2023-c), he owns a 6-9 record with a 3.54 ERA (60 ER, 152.2 IP), 41 walks, 191 strikeouts and a 1.07 WHIP in 189 games.
Speier has appeared in parts of 8 Major League seasons with Kansas City (2019-22) and Seattle (2023-c), going 6-11 with 2 saves, a 3.60 ERA (77 ER, 192.2 IP), 56 walks, 226 strikeouts and a 1.14 WHIP. He was originally selected in the 19th round of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Boston Red Sox. He was claimed off waivers by the Mariners from the Kansas City Royals on Nov. 9, 2022.
Davila (DAH-vee-LAH), 27, made 7 relief appearances for Seattle after being selected from Double-A Arkansas on May 2, throwing a combined 7.1 innings and allowing 3 hits and 6 walks with 4 strikeouts. He made his Major League debut on May 3 vs. Kansas City, tossing 1.0 inning with 1 hit, 1 walk and 1 strikeout. In 8 games this season with Arkansas, he held a 2.00 ERA (2 ER, 9.0 IP), with 1 walk, 10 strikeouts and 2 saves.
Davila was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Detroit Tigers on July 7, 2020. He signed a minor league contract with the Mariners on March 27, 2023. He has appeared in 6 minor league seasons in the Tigers (2021-22) and Mariners (2023-c) organizations, going 18-29 with a 3.94 ERA (153 ER, 349.2 IP), 104 walks and 339 strikeouts in 122 games (42 starts). Davila was invited to Major League Spring Training this year and appeared in 7 Cactus League games.
The 6-foot-3 right-hander is a Hialeah, Florida native. He played one season at the University of South Florida after transferring from Hillsborough Community College (Tampa, FL).
