Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said Sunday that Donovan will receive a platelet-rich plasma injection for his strained left groin as well as his adductor and is expected to resume baseball activity in 2-to-3 weeks, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports. Seattle placed Donovan on the 10-day injured list Sunday, and given that he won't be on track to resume on-field activity for at least another two weeks, he's not a candidate to return to action when first eligible May 26 and will see his absence extend into June. Donovan previously missed about three weeks of action earlier this season after straining the same groin, so the Mariners could proceed more cautiously with bringing him back from the shelf this time around. For however long Donovan is out of action, Colt Emerson is expected to serve as the Mariners' everyday third baseman.
Brendan Donovan: Everything you need to know
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Status
10-Day IL - Groin - Strain Expected Return: 2026-06-05STATS
Brendan Donovan Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/23L 10-3110000001130003/22W 4-2301100000011013/21L 1-0100000000020003/20W 20-8433210031050043/18W 7-3121000111120043/17L 9-6300000010040003/17W 10-6000000000000003/15W 6-3414310030040053/13L 10-7310000001060003/12L 7-4301100000121013/10W 4-3300000000010003/9L 2-1302110000050033/7L 5-1302200000050023/5L 27-6200000001040003/3L 7-6210000001041002/28L 7-1302200000030022/26W 8-7311100010040012/24L 12-1021220000001002
Preseason Totals 44111915301963563025 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/160-0000000000000005/15L 2-0501100000040015/14W 8-3513111000040065/13L 4-3000000001000005/12W 10-2401100001020015/11W 3-1400000000040005/10L 2-1500000000060005/8W 12-7511100000030014/17L 5-0200000000000004/16L 5-2312200001020024/15L 7-6301100021170014/14L 4-1300000000110004/13W 6-2402110001050034/12W 6-1310000010150004/11W 8-7000000001000004/8L 3-0300000000070004/7W 1-0212100110000054/6L 2-1400000000050004/30-0100000000020004/1L 5-3301010001030023/31L 5-0301100000030013/30W 2-1402200001060023/29W 4-0111000130240043/28L 6-5512200000091023/27W 3-1100000002010103/26L 6-441201011005006
Regular Season Totals 77822144138105881137
Brendan Donovan Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 38230.274154111511380.386Home 25130.3428306311220.458Away 13100.2177115200160.321Night 24150.25912109211220.377Day 1480.3083312300160.406March 2490.4296103211160.538April 1480.2295206300130.378May 0060.214411200090.267Opponent vs TEX 1 1 2 0.154 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.214 vs CLE 2 4 6 0.429 3 1 0 2 2 1 1 13 0.556 vs NYY 0 0 4 0.400 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 0.500 vs LAA 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs SD 0 2 4 0.286 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0.444 vs HOU 0 1 6 0.300 3 2 1 4 1 0 0 10 0.423 vs CWS 0 0 1 0.100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.100 Venue @ Chicago 0 0 1 0.100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.100 @ Los Angeles 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ San Diego 0 2 3 0.333 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0.538 @ Texas 1 1 2 0.182 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.250 @ Seattle 2 5 13 0.342 8 3 0 6 3 1 1 22 0.458 @ Houston 0 0 4 0.308 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 7 0.400
Brendan Donovan Player Profile
Career History
Brendan Donovan: Breaking News
Placed on 10-day IL
Donovan (groin) was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports. Donovan was set to miss a second straight contest with an undisclosed injury, but he will now be forced to miss at least 10 days while nursing a left groin strain. The move was made retroactive to Saturday, so the earliest that he could return to action is May 26. In the meantime, the Mariners called up top prospect Colt Emerson ahead of their series finale against the Padres on Sunday.
Remaining on bench Sunday
Donovan (undisclosed) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports. Donovan was scratched from Saturday's lineup due to what the Mariners labeled a "load-management decision," and he finds himself on the bench for a second straight game Sunday. The 29-year-old has gone 6-for-28 with two extra-base hits in seven contests since coming back from a groin strain in early May. According to Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times, manager Dan Wilson said Donovan could be available off the bench Sunday, depending how he is feeling during his pregame work.