Seattle Mariners Prospect Tyler Locklear Named Minor League Co-Hitter of The Month

Locklear has scored 12 runs this season and has hit 12 doubles, two home runs and 17 RBIs in 26 games entering Thursday. He's slashed .317/.400/.485 with an OPS of .885 in that stretch. He's had a base hit in 17-of-26 games, has 10 multi-hit games and two four-hit games.

The 24-year-old Locklear was picked in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Virginia Commonwealth. He was promoted to Triple-A for the first time and made his major league debut last season. He had a double, two homers and three RBIs in 16 games for Seattle last season. He had a slash line of .156/,224/.311 with a .535 OPS in his first taste of the big leagues.

Locklear (No. 11 Mariners prospect according to MLB Pipeline) was thought to the organization's long-term answer at first base as recent as a season ago. His struggles nixed the possibility of a longer stay in the majors last season.

Locklear hasn't had a batting average lower than .263 this year with the Rainiers. And his solid year might lead to him returning to the big leagues soon.

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