TL;DR
- Seattle Mariners signed veteran pitcher Casey Lawrence, aged 38.
- Lawrence has a career 6.42 ERA across 65 MLB games.
- He previously played for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals.
- Lawrence returns to the Mariners after playing for them previously.
The Seattle Mariners just signed one of MLB's oldest free agents.
According to Just Baseball's Aram Leighton, the Mariners have signed right-handed pitcher Casey Lawrence.
Lawrence is the definition of a journeyman. He's 38 years old.
Overall, Lawrence has pitched in 65 MLB games and has a career 6.42 ERA.
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He first joined professional baseball after not being drafted, coming from the small Albright College located in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Lawrence debuted in MLB in 2017 with the Toronto Blue Jays. He pitched four games for Toronto that year before moving to the Mariners for an additional 23 games.
Lawrence made it into 11 more MLB games with the Mariners in 2018.
He didn't return to MLB until 2022, back with the Blue Jays, for six more games.
In 2023, Lawrence threw 15 games with the St. Louis Cardinals.
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He remained inactive in 2024, then rejoined the Mariners in 2025 for five games (3.00 ERA) and had one difficult appearance with The Blue Jays.
Lawrence understands not to get too settled, yet it's commendable that he remains and continues his work, regardless of his assignment or whether a team desires him at any particular moment. He's still going strong.
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