Randy Arozarena’s Seattle run is adding one more line to the résumé.
The current free agent outfielder was named to the Second-Team All-MLB Team on Wednesday night, another recognition for a player who spent the 2026 season with the Mariners and kept piling up honors along the way.
Arozarena landed on the second team alongside Jordan Walker of the St. Louis Cardinals and James Wood of the Washington Nationals. The first-team outfield spots went to Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs, Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres and Jackson Chourio of the Milwaukee Brewers.
It’s the latest nod for Arozarena, who was already a finalist for the American League Silver Slugger award earlier this offseason.
And the numbers explain why he keeps showing up on award lists. The 31-year-old hit .281 with a .381 on-base percentage for Seattle, while adding 26 home runs, 79 RBIs and 26 stolen bases.
He posted an OPS of .865 and an OPS+ of 148, and he led the American League with 113 runs scored. On a Mariners offense that struggled for much of the year, Arozarena was the guy keeping things moving.
He also had a packed schedule after representing Mexico at the World Baseball Classic during spring training.
That production made for his second straight 25-25 season with the Mariners, and both of those years ended with All-Star Game recognition.
Even with all that success, the finish line in Seattle appears to be here. The Mariners gave Arozarena a one-year qualifying offer, but he’s expected to turn it down before the Nov. 17 deadline. Once that happens, he’ll become a full free agent, and Seattle will get draft pick compensation when he signs elsewhere.
He’s one of the most sought-after names on the market this winter, though his age, the qualifying offer and the looming MLB lockout all factor into the picture.
For now, the Mariners seem to be looking ahead. Reports indicate they don’t have interest in bringing Arozarena back beyond the qualifying offer, and they’ve at least partially shifted their attention to Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs.
Meanwhile, Seattle’s new staff is starting to take shape. The Mariners recently hired Jason Kanzler as manager and Tanner Swanson as bench coach, and former M’s outfielder Braden Bishop said on Wednesday’s edition of the “Refuse to Lose Territory” podcast that he likes what the club is building.
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