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Taylor gets booted from the roster to make room for George Kirby, as Kirby is making his 2025 debut after missing the first two months of the season with shoulder inflammation. Taylor has been ineffective in his limited time in 2025, and likely will just be an up-and-down arm this year.

Taylor was optioned to Triple-A on Saturday with Matt Brash reinstated from the injured list, and Taylor will head back to the majors with Trent Thornton placed on the IL with appendicitis. Taylor will be a low-leverage option in this stint with Seattle.

Taylor heads back to the minors with veteran Matt Brash coming off the injured list. The 23-year-old righty has struggled this season in his four relief appearances at the highest level.

Taylor, 23, rejoins the Mariners bullpen after his first appearance was a disaster; getting zero outs and giving up three runs. He is viewed as one of the top relief prospects in the Seattle system however, and he had success in 2024 in his limited sample. He’ll pitch in the middle innings in this stint with Seattle.

Taylor made just one appearance, but he didn’t record an out while giving up three runs against the Reds on Wednesday. The right-hander will likely be an option again for Seattle at some point, but for now, they feel more comfortable with Casey Lawrence as a multi-inning relief option.

The Mariners are bringing Taylor back to the majors even though he allowed six runs over 3 1/3 innings of relief work on his rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma. It might be a short stay, since the team will need a fifth starter on Saturday, and the decision on who gets to remain with the team will probably come down to him and Casey Legumina. Taylor, who had been out with a strained lat, is very much part of the Mariners’ plans going forward, but he doesn’t seem to be quite at his best right now.

Taylor, who was on the IL with a lat strain suffered before camp opened, has given up five runs and seven hits over 1 2/3 innings in three rehab appearances. He should be a big part of the Seattle pen eventually, but unless he turns this around quickly, he might be optioned to Triple-A once his rehab assignment is complete.

Taylor was hitting the upper 90’s with his fastball and threw 19 pitches in his first rehab outing. The 23-year-old righty opened the regular season on the injured list recovering from a right lat strain. He figures to be ready to rejoin Seattle’s bullpen by mid-April, if not sooner.

Taylor is expected to begin pitching in minor league games soon, and he could join the Mariners pen before the end of April, assuming that there’s room for him.

Taylor is going to be a bit delayed in his ramp-up process after suffering the injury last week during offseason workouts. The 23-year-old hurler posted a serviceable 3.72 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 25/7 K/BB ratio across 19 1/3 innings (21 appearances) last year for Seattle after getting called up directly from Double-A Arkansas. There should be a more definitive timetable for his return once spring training opens up.