US EditionMariners Exercise 2026 Option on Closer Andrés Muñoz
The Mariners secured Munoz with a $6 million option for 2026 after his 38 saves and 1.92 ERA over recent seasons, including key postseason contributions.
- Tuesday, the Seattle Mariners exercised their $6 million club option for 2026 on closer Andrés Muñoz, general manager Justin Hollander announced.
- Andrés Muñoz's 2025 performance secured the move as he earned his second All-Star nod and posted a 1.73 ERA with a career-high 38 saves in the regular season.
- In 62 1/3 innings, Muñoz posted detailed metrics that illustrate his effectiveness, allowing 36 hits with an 83-to-28 K-to-BB ratio, a 1.03 WHIP, and a.167 batting average against.
- The move increases Seattle Mariners' 2026 payroll commitments to roughly $135 million, leaving at least $30 million free-agent budget and retaining $8 million and $10 million options on Muñoz for 2027 and 2028.
- Muñoz's history—Tommy John, August 2020 acquisition and contract escalators—contextualizes the move, as he signed a four-year, $7.5 million deal before 2022 with a 2026 base option $6 million and $1 million escalator plus salary escalators up to $2 million based on games finished.
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Mariners exercise 2026 option on closer Andrés Muñoz
The Seattle Mariners have exercised their $6 million club option for 2026 on closer Andrés Muñoz. Muñoz, 26, went 3-3 with a 1.73 ERA and a career-high 38 saves, third-most in the major leagues.
Vanessa ArteagaThe Mariners exercised the option of the club for 7 million dollars in the contract of Mexican law Andrés Muñoz, who will return as a closing of Seattle in 2026. Muñoz will receive a considerable increase of the 2 million 687 thousand 500 that won this past campaign, since the Mariners exercised the first of three options that the club has on the two times All-Star.He will also receive $1 million more than the contract initially r…
Seattle Mariners exercise option for 7 mdd over the Mexican locksmith Andrés Muñoz The Sonorense will extend their stay with the Mariners m.diaz Mar, 04/11/2025 - 18:24 The Seattle Mariners confirmed this Tuesday that they have exercised the option of 7 million dollars on the contract of the Mexican Closer Andrés Muñoz for the season 2026 of the MLB. The decision ensures the continuity of one of the most dominant arms of baseball in recent years…
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