Rob Refsnyder Hits .101 as Mariners Slump Deepens

rob refsnyder is hitting.101 for the Seattle Mariners, and the line has only gotten worse over his last two weeks. The 35-year-old veteran is 2-for-31 with 16 strikeouts in his last 15 games, a stretch that has pushed his season production into a severe hole.

Refsnyder's Seattle Numbers

He has only two hits in May, and his last seven games have produced 0-for-16 with nine strikeouts. That kind of run leaves Seattle with a veteran bat that has not translated into steady contact after signing a one-year, $6.25 million deal on December 22.

Refsnyder has seven hits in 69 at-bats this season, with two home runs mixed in. Those totals sit far below the line he posted for the Boston Red Sox in 2024, when he appeared in 93 games and hit.283 with 11 homers and 40 RBI.

Boston To Seattle

The move to Seattle came after he left Boston in free agency this past winter, and the Mariners have seen both sides of his game. Earlier in the season, he had a web gem catch and a game-winning homer, but the recent plate results have erased much of that early value.

His struggle has been sharper against left-handed pitching, too. In one recent look, he struck out three times in three plate appearances against a left-handed starter, another sign that the bat is not carrying the role Seattle needs from him right now.

Mariners' Veteran Bat

Refsnyder's situation is now about production, not pedigree. He has played for seven different franchises, but Seattle signed him expecting at least some dependable contact from a veteran who had just finished a strong 2024 in Boston, and the current.101 average has left the Mariners waiting for that version to show up.