Seattle Mariners right fielder Victor Robles gets hit by a pitch during a game against the San Diego Padres on Sept. 11 at T-Mobile Park. Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images

MLB Network Highlights Record-Setting Statistic Seattle Mariners Made in 2024

Originally posted on Seattle Mariners on SI
By Teren Kowatsch | Last updated Dec 31, 2024 6:30 PM ET

The Seattle Mariners offense last season was heavily discussed in 2024, and not often for good reasons.

The Mariners lineup was, at one point, on pace to set the single-season MLB record for strikeouts. And the team's league-best starting pitching rotation was one of the least-supported groups in terms of runs scored.

Seattle's offense ended up turning things around in the final 34 games of the season after manager Dan Wilson and hitting coach (now Senior Director of Hitting Strategy) Edgar Martinez were hired. The team avoided setting the single-season record but still led the league in strikeouts with 1,625 — an average of over 10 strikeouts a game.

But the Mariners did end up setting a different record. And it's a painful one.

MLB Network highlighted the fact that Seattle had 116 batters get hit by a pitch in 2024, more than any other team in one year.

The Mariners made some painful history last season pic.twitter.com/a5asa4dro1
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) December 30, 2024

The shocking part is that the Mariners still ended up setting the record despite trading first baseman Ty France in July 29. France led the team in hit-by-pitches when he was shipped to the Cincinnati Reds.

Seattle ended up getting a lot of free bases through getting hit, but it didn't come without its drawbacks.

Getting hit by a baseball is just unpleasant in general, but several players missed time after getting beaned.

JP Crawford was on the injured list for over a month after breaking his right pinky finger getting nailed by a throw. And Victor Robles was in and out of the lineup for the last three weeks of the year with a variety of ailments, including a hand contusion that came from being hit by a pitch.

2024 PitchingNinja Award for Friendliest Mound Charge.

Winner: Víctor Robles vs. Luis Gil pic.twitter.com/qWQYcUDYCX
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) November 18, 2024

The Mariners are likely hoping that with any additions they make in the offseason and the hiring of hitting coach Kevin Seitzer (in addition to Martinez's new role) that they can get on base without baseball-shaped bruises to go with it in 2025.

This article first appeared on Seattle Mariners on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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