PEORIA, Ariz. — And it just continues.
The Mariners opening day starting left fielder now won’t be ready for opening day. On the Monday offday, the team announced that outfielder Ben Gamel had suffered an oblique strain and is out 4-6 weeks. In a spring filled with injuries, this might be one of the worst for the Mariners.
Gamel injured himself swinging in the batting cages on Friday. They initially thought it was a just “a tweak” that would keep him out 4 to 5 days, but he underwent a MRI on Saturday and team orthopedist Dr.