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Mariners cut loose veterans Rob Refsnyder, Mitch Garver

By Thomson Reuters Aug 4, 2026 | 6:07 PM

The Seattle Mariners released veteran outfielder Rob Refsnyder and catcher Mitch Garver on Tuesday after adding players at the trade ​deadline.

The Mariners recalled catcher Jhonny Pereda ‌from Triple-A Tacoma in a corresponding move. They also activated outfielder Taylor Ward, who came over from Baltimore on Monday, and right-handed reliever Seranthony Dominguez, who was ‌dealt ​from the Chicago White Sox ⁠on Sunday.

Seattle also activated ⁠third baseman Brendan Donovan (left groin strain) from the 10-day injured list.

Refsnyder, 35, batted .140 (16-for-114) with four home runs and 11 RBIs in 53 ​games this season, his first with Seattle after signing as a free agent in ⁠December.

For his career, Refsnyder is ⁠a .246 hitter with 37 homers and ​165 RBIs in 594 regular-season games with seven ​different teams since 2015.

Garver, 35, batted .175 (22-for-126) with four ‌homers and 15 RBIs in 50 games this season, his third with the Mariners.

A Silver Slugger Award winner for American League catchers in ⁠2019, Garver is a career .229 hitter with 110 homers and 324 RBIs with the Minnesota Twins (2017-21), Texas ⁠Rangers (2022-23) and ‌Mariners (2024-26).

He won the World Series with ⁠the Rangers in 2023.

Pereda, 30, is ​hitting .270 (17-for-63) ‌with two homers and four RBIs ​in 19 ⁠games this season with Seattle. He is a career .251 hitter with two homers and 12 RBIs in 67 games over parts of three seasons with the Miami Marlins (2024), Athletics (2025), Twins (2025) and Mariners.

–Field ​Level Media