The Seattle Mariners have released their lineup for Friday’s series opener in Texas, and even though it doesn’t feature Mitch Garver, it does appear to be good news about his status.

That also means that if you were hoping to see prospect Harry Ford get the call up to the big league, you may still be waiting.

M’s may be readying to call up prospect Harry Ford with Garver hurt

Cal Raleigh is catching a day after his half-day off was interrupted, as Garver exited a loss in Minnesota due to a jaw injury after taking a foul ball off his catcher’s mask. That forced the M’s to lose their designated hitter by putting Raleigh, who was the starting DH, behind the plate for the remainder of the game.

Though Garver isn’t playing, it sounds like he will avoid the injured list.

Mariners insider Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports reported Friday that Garver had a jammed jaw but that the swelling has gone down, so he is “good to go.”

Garver said he is fine. Was dealing with a jammed jaw. CT clean. Bite back to normal after the swelling went down. Good to go.

— Shannon Drayer (@shannondrayer) June 27, 2025

With Raleigh catching again Friday after being behind the plate in each of Seattle’s last four games, it appears the M’s are confident Garver will be able to catch sometime this weekend to get Raleigh a breather.

Ford, a 22-year-old catcher currently on the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers roster, was removed from Tacoma’s lineup shortly before its game Thursday to join the Mariners’ taxi squad, keeping him close in case Garver needed to go on the IL. A first-round pick in the 2021 MLB Draft and the No. 60 overall prospect in baseball per MLB.com, Ford is hitting .311 with eight home runs, a .426 on-base percentage and .895 OPS in 60 games with the Rainiers this year.

Here’s the full Mariners lineup for Friday’s game against the Rangers:

Walter gets the start tonight in Texas 🤠 pic.twitter.com/GF4tBuZG3e

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) June 27, 2025

It’s a marquee pitching matchup Friday with 2024 All-Star and Mariners opening day starter Logan Gilbert being matched up against Rangers standout Nathan Eovaldi, who has a 1.56 ERA and 0.81 WHIP in 12 starts this season. It will be Eovaldi’s first game back from a stint on the IL for right posterior elbow inflammation.

Texas (40-41) has won four of its last six games and is eight games back of AL West-leading Houston (48-33).

The Mariners (41-39) have won eight of their last 13 games but are looking to shake off back-to-back losses at Minnesota, where they split a four-game series. Seattle is 6 1/2 games back of Houston in the division but sits in the third and final wild card spot in the American League.

Friday’s game is set for a 5:05 p.m. start, with radio coverage on Seattle Sports set to begin at 4 with the pregame show.

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