LHP Robinson Ortiz optioned to Triple-A Tacoma
SEATTLE – Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Justin Hollander announced today the following roster moves:
- Matt Brash, RHP, reinstated from 15-day Injured List (right lat inflammation).
- Robinson Ortiz, LHP, optioned to Triple-A Tacoma (post-game May 19).
Brash, 28, has been on the Injured List since May 1 with right lat inflammation. He made 2 rehab appearances with Triple-A Tacoma. In his 14 MLB appearances this season, Brash is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER, 11.1 IP) with 8 strikeouts and 2 walks, allowing just one unearned run. The Mariners are 12-2 when Brash appears in a game.
The right-hander has appeared in 4 Major League seasons with Seattle (2022-c), going 16-11 with 8 saves and a 3.10 ERA (62 ER, 180.0 IP) with 235 strikeouts and 82 walks in 184 games (5 starts). He missed the 2024 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Brash was acquired by Seattle as the “player to be named later” from the San Diego Padres in a deal that sent right-hander Taylor Williams to the Padres on Aug. 31, 2020. Brash has been one of the most effective relief pitchers in the game since joining the Mariners, leading the Majors in appearances (78) in 2023 and going 1-0 with a 1.46 ERA (2 ER, 12.1 IP) in 11 Postseason appearances between 2022 and ’25.
Ortiz, 26, was recalled on May 18 but did not make an appearance. The left-hander has also made 15 appearances for Triple-A Tacoma, posting a 1.69 ERA (3 ER, 16.0 IP), 12 walks and 18 strikeouts with a 1.25 WHIP. He is currently ranked as the Mariners No. 26 prospect (MLB Pipeline).
Ortiz was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers on November 16, 2025 in exchange for minor league RHP Tyler Gough. Ortiz was signed by the Dodgers as an international free agent on June 2, 2017. The Peravia, Dominican Republic native has appeared in 7 minor league season in the Dodgers (2017-25) and Mariners (2026) organizations, going 17-13 with a 3.37 ERA (95 ER, 254.0 IP), 121 walks and 256 strikeouts in 114 games (41 starts). He missed the 2022 and 2023 seasons due to injury.
