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Mariners place Rob Refsnyder on paternity list, promote Patrick Wisdom

By Thomson Reuters Apr 14, 2026 | 2:25 PM

The Seattle Mariners placed infielder/outfielder Rob Refsnyder on the paternity list Tuesday and selected the contract ​of infielder Patrick Wisdom from Triple-A ‌Tacoma.

The Mariners designated right-hander Blas Castano for assignment to create a spot on the 40-man roster for Wisdom.

Refsnyder, 35, signed a one-year ‌contract ​with Seattle in ⁠December. He is hitless ⁠in eight games and 16 at-bats this season, and is a career .252 hitter with 33 homers and 154 ​RBIs in 549 games with the New York Yankees (2015-17), Toronto Blue Jays (2017), ⁠Tampa Bay Rays (2018), Texas ⁠Rangers (2020), Minnesota Twins (2021), Boston Red ​Sox (2022-25) and Mariners.

Wisdom, 34, signed a minor ​league deal with Seattle in January ‌after he was in the Chicago Cubs’ organization since 2020. He leads all minor leaguers with nine home runs ⁠in 15 games at Tacoma. At the major league level, he has a .209 average, 88 ⁠homers ‌and 207 RBIs in 455 ⁠games with the St. Louis ​Cardinals (2018), ‌Rangers (2019) and Cubs.

Castano, 27, has ​made just ⁠one career major league appearance, allowing three runs on four hits over three innings in a 9-0 loss to the Washington Nationals on May 28, 2025.

–Field ​Level Media