The Seattle Mariners are expected to call up their top prospect Jarred Kelenic on Thursday, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Kelenic, the No. 6 pick in the 2018 amateur draft, is ranked as the No. 3 prospect in baseball, according to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel.
While things can change, the plan is to promote Kelenic, an outfielder, for the first game of Seattle’s home series against the Cleveland Indians.
Kelenic, 21, was sidelined early in spring training by a strained adductor muscle in his left knee. He is batting 9-for-19 with two home runs and two stolen bases in five games with Seattle’s Triple-A affiliate Tacoma Rainiers this season.