Bryce Miller - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Mariners moving to six-man rotation after Sunday piggyback (source) SEATTLE -- The piggyback will get another go, but it’s on the way out. The Mariners will go back to the piggyback in the fifth spot in the r...

12 HOURS AGO • MLB.COM

Headed for another tandem start Miller is scheduled to start Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks in Seattle and will be used in tandem with Luis Castillo, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.

Impact Though both Miller and Castillo have expressed displeasure with being deployed in a piggyback arrangement, the two pitchers will nonetheless operate in a tandem for a third consecutive turn through the rotation. The setup worked well the last time out Monday in Sacramento, with Castillo delivering four shutout frames to open the game before Miller followed with four strikeouts over five innings of two-run ball en route to picking up his first win of the season. The two will pitch in the opposite order Sunday, and while being piggybacked by Castillo will likely suppress MIller's workload, the latter should still be able to reach the five innings he would need to hit to qualify for a win in a starting role. Since being activated from the injured list May 13, Miller has covered between five and 5.2 innings and 72 and 83 pitches over his three appearances while posting a 2.55 ERA and 1.00 WHIP.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Mariners Finally Clarify Luis Castillo-Bryce Miller Plan After Avoidable Confusion First and foremost, why were Bryce Miller and Luis Castillo confused about their roles in this whole piggyback situation? The Mariners had a...

2 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Mariners' Luis Castillo, Bryce Miller piggyback snafu barely hides awkward truth Neither Luis Castillo nor Bryce Miller likes their piggyback arrangement. The problem is that it's working for the Mariners.

3 DAYS AGO • SODOMOJO.COM

Mariners piggyback plan with Bryce Miller and Luis Castillo gets interesting update | Sporting News This plan for the Mariners is not going away just yet.

3 DAYS AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Mariners address communication gap over piggyback plan with Castillo, Miller WEST SACRAMENTO -- Communication, or a lack thereof, appeared to be the clearest source of frustration for Bryce Miller and Luis Castillo on...

3 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Mariners drama with Luis Castillo, Bryce Miller should send message to Dan Wilson The Mariners have piggybacked Luis Castillo and Bryce Miller twice already. That neither is happy is a warning to Dan Wilson.

4 DAYS AGO • SODOMOJO.COM

Mariners Notes: Dan Wilson, Luis Castillo and Bryce Miller React to Piggyback Tension The Mariners won the game. In some eyes, that's what's most important. They beat The Athletics 9-2 in Sacramento, hit four home runs, got a...

4 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Mariners have a huge Luis Castillo and Bryce Miller piggyback problem | Sporting News This is looking like it's going to be a problem for the Mariners.

4 DAYS AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Records first win of season Miller (1-0) earned the win over the Athletics on Monday, allowing two runs on five hits and no walks while striking out four batters over five bulk-relief innings.

Impact Seattle went with the unorthodox pairing of Luis Castillo and Miller for Monday's contest. Castillo was excellent in tossing four scoreless innings, but Miller ended up throwing more pitches (83 to 68) and benefitted by being the pitcher of record despite entering with a hearty 7-0 lead. Miller is still somewhat working his way back after missing the early part of the season due to an oblique injury, but he's completed at least five innings and thrown at least 72 pitches in each of his three outings. It remains to be seen if the pairing of Miller and Castillo will continue moving forward, but Miller has thrived regardless of his role this season, posting a 2.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 14:2 K:BB through 16 innings.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Mariners slug 4 homers in their 9-2 victory over the Athletics

Luke Raley and Dominic Canzone each hit a two-run homer in a six-run third inning that sent the Seattle Mariners to a 9-2 victory over the Athletics

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Following Castillo on Monday Mariners manager Dan Wilson said that Miller will pitch out of the bullpen behind starter Luis Castillo in Monday's game against the Athletics in Sacramento, Ryan Divish of The Sea...

Impact Since being activated May 13 following a season-opening stint on the injured list, Miller has looked sharp over his first two starts, covering 5.1 and 5.2 innings in those outings while posting a collective 1.64 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 10:2 K:BB. The Mariners used Castillo for 2.1 innings out of the bullpen in Miller's latter start, and while the two will work in tandem once again Monday, the order that they pitch will be reversed. Seattle will likely let Castillo work a little bit longer in a starting role than he did as a reliever his last time out, but Miller could still end up covering the bulk of the innings, given that he's been the better performer of the two thus far. Pitching out of the bullpen may also increase Miller's odds of earning his first win of the season, after the Mariners held him to fewer than 85 pitches as a starter in both of his previous two starts.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Miller, Castillo nearly piggyback to perfection, but Mariners blow lead in 9th SEATTLE -- The piggyback experiment between Bryce Miller and Luis Castillo nearly worked to perfection on Tuesday night, even if it made the...

MAY 20 • MLB.COM

Dazzles in no-decision Miller allowed one hit and one walk while striking out seven over 5.2 scoreless innings in a no-decision versus the White Sox on Tuesday.

Impact Miller threw 50 of 72 pitches for strikes, a drop from the 81 pitches he threw in his season debut. Miller was in line for the win, but Luis Castillo and Andres Munoz combined to give up the one-run lead in the ninth inning. With two runs allowed on nine hits and two walks over 11 innings across two starts, Miller has looked superb since returning from an oblique strain. He's done well enough to earn another start as the Mariners continue to try to set their rotation in some way. Miller is tentatively lined up to pitch on the road against the Athletics in some capacity early next week.

MAY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Benintendi's ninth-inning single sends the White Sox past the Mariners 2-1

Andrew Benintendi drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single in the ninth inning, four Chicago pitchers held Seattle to one hit, and the White Sox beat the Mariners 2-1

MAY 20 • Associated Press

Will be piggybacked Tuesday Miller will start Tuesday's game against the White Sox and will be piggybacked by Luis Castillo out of the bullpen, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.

Impact Miller and Castillo both made their own starts last week following the former's return from the injured list, but the two will work in tandem Tuesday while the Mariners condense their rotation from six to five. Mariners manager Dan Wilson hasn't provided an indication of how the innings will break down between the two pitchers, but after covering 5.1 frames in Houston last Wednesday in his 2026 big-league debut, Miller could work deep enough into his start against Chicago to qualify for a win. The Mariners will likely see how both Miller and Castillo fare Wednesday before determining whether to keep the piggyback arrangement in place the next time the fifth spot in the rotation comes up.

MAY 19 • ROTOWIRE

White Sox face the Mariners looking to stop road skid

The Chicago White Sox visit the Seattle Mariners looking to break a three-game road losing streak

MAY 19 • Associated Press

Mariners star catcher Cal Raleigh had hunch right oblique injury would cause IL stint

When Cal Raleigh left the Seattle Mariners’ 4-3 loss to the Houston Astros in the eighth inning after aggravating an injury to his right side, he had a hunch an injured list stint...

MAY 16 • Associated Press

No-decision in season debut Miller (oblique) allowed two runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out three over 5.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Astros on Wednesday.

Impact Miller missed over a quarter of the season while recovering from a left oblique strain. He threw 58 of 81 pitches for strikes in his season debut, so he may have had a slight workload limitation in place. That will likely continue in his next start, tentatively expected to be against the White Sox, as Miller and Luis Castillo are expected to work as a tandem in that game to buy the Mariners some time to sort out what to do with their rotation, which has six healthy starters. As long as Miller pitches well, he's likely to be a starter moving forward, though he'll also need to stay healthy as he tries to bounce back from an ugly 5.68 ERA and 1.41 WHIP across 90.1 innings in the 2025 regular season, which was disrupted by elbow troubles.

MAY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Electric Bryce Miller just invited MLB to covet Mariners' starting pitching surplus After Bryce Miller's successful return off the IL, it's clear that the Mariners have a starting pitching surplus. Other teams are bound to n...

MAY 14 • SODOMOJO.COM

Bryce Miller's 2026 Debut Could Show Mariners How Much Higher Their Rotation Can Climb We know the six-man rotation conversation is already sitting there as Bryce Miller makes his return May 13 at Daikin Park against the Astros...

MAY 13 • SI.COM

Activated for season debut The Mariners reinstated Miller (oblique) from the 15-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start Wednesday in Houston.

Impact The 27-year-old will be making his 2026 debut for the Mariners after spending the first seven weeks of the season on the shelf while recovering from a left oblique strain that he sustained early in spring training. Miller is coming off a rough 2025 campaign in which he compiled a 5.28 ERA and a middling 10.2 K-BB% over 18 starts during the regular season, though he fared better over his three playoff starts. The right-hander was generally sharp over his four-start rehab assignment (1.98 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 14:7 K:BB in 13.2 innings), but he'll likely need to perform well upon his return from the shelf to ensure he maintains a spot in the Seattle rotation for the long haul. While Miller will receive a standalone start Wednesday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times relays that the Mariners plan to have him piggyback with the struggling Luis Castillo for a game during next week's series versus the White Sox. How Miller and Castillo perform in their next two appearances could determine which of the two remains in a starting role when the Mariners condense from a six-man to five-man rotation.

MAY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Arozarena leads Mariners against the Astros after 4-hit outing

The Seattle Mariners take on the Houston Astros after Randy Arozarena had four hits on Tuesday in a 10-2 win over the Astros

MAY 13 • Associated Press

Astros take 3-game losing streak into matchup against the Mariners

The Houston Astros aim to break their three-game losing streak when they take on the Seattle Mariners

MAY 12 • Associated Press

Mariners blatantly kick the Luis Castillo can down the road with rotation plans The Mariners are going to a 6-man rotation with Bryce Miller set to return. But everyone knows Luis Castillo should be the odd man out.

MAY 11 • SODOMOJO.COM

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