Here's What Logan Gilbert Had to Say About His Elbow Injury and Trip to Injured List

The Seattle Mariners got some good-ish news on Saturday afternoon regarding ace pitcher Logan Gilbert.

The righty, who made the All-Star Game in 2024, left Friday's game early with "right forearm tightness." An MRI revealed he has a Grade 1 flexor strain. The team will shut him down for two weeks and then re-evaluate him.

After the MRI diagnosis, Gilbert seemed optimistic, per Daniel Kramer of MLB.com:

Logan Gilbert said his MRI today revealed “relative” good news:

“Just confirmation. I would have been really surprised if it was something really bad, but you never really know … Even today, like I feel better today already than I did yesterday.”

Gilbert, 27, was out to a solid start in 2025. He's 1-1 with a 2.37 ERA through six starts. He's struck out 44 batters in 30.1 innings. This is Gilbert's first trip to the injured list since making his major league debut in 2021. He led baseball in innings pitched last season at 208.2

In his place, the Mariners will bring up their No. 10 pitching prospect, Logan Evans. He'll make his major league debut on Sunday against the Miami Marlins.

The Mariners enter play on Sunday at 15-12 overall and tied for first place in the American League West with the Texas Rangers. Looking for their sixth straight series win, Seattle will have a tough opponent in Miami's Max Meyer.

The former first-round pick in the MLB Draft, Meyer is 2-2 with a 2.10 ERA. He's coming off a game where he just struck out 14.

First pitch is 1:10 p.m. PT.