Logan Gilbert Accomplishes Impressive Feat For First Time in Over a Year

SEATTLE — At the conclusion of his only career All-Star season in 2024, Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert registered his first career 200/200 (200 strikeout, 200 innings pitched) season.

Gilbert finished the year with a 3.23 ERA and struck out 220 batters in 208.2 innings pitched across 33 starts.

Ahead of the 2025 season, the Mariners showed their faith in Gilbert by naming him the Opening Day starter. At the start of the year, it looked like the former Stetson College product was on his way to a second All-Star year. He fanned eight hitters in seven innings and allowed one earned run on two hits (one home run) against the Athletics on March 27, 2025.

The season didn't proceed the way it started. He spent nearly two months on the injured list from April 26-June 16, 2025, due to a flexor strain. He still ended up finishing with a solid year and had a 3.44 ERA with 173 batters in 131 innings across 25 starts but the longevity he showed in '24 was harder to come by.

On Sunday, in a 6-1 win against the Houston Astros, Gilbert found that longevity again.

Gilbert finished with seven strikeouts, one walk and one earned run allowed on four hits (one homer) in seven innings pitched against the Astros. It was his first time pitching through the seventh inning since that Opening Day outing against the Athletics in 2025.

"It's nice. Didn't know it's been that long. That doesn't feel great," Gilbert said after his start Sunday at T-Mobile Park. "It's nice to keep going and get back to that. We talked about it like two days ago so it's nice that we put the plan in place and did it. Hopefully more of those to come."

Gilbert mentioned a plan he went over with catcher Cal Raleigh and pitching coach Pete Woodworth about potentially not focusing more on missing bats, and relying on his stuff whether the results is a strikeout or the defense making a play.

"The stuff's good. I have plenty of options," Gilbert said. " ... Quicker at-bats sometimes are good. Almost treating it like if they swing, it's a good thing. If they hit it, we win. Instead of just trying to 'out-stuff' everybody. Sometimes if they swing, sometimes it's a hit, sometimes it's not. Just continually doing that usually puts us in a pretty good spot."

Gilbert's outing Sunday was his second consecutive quality start after starting the season with two 5.1-inning outings where he allowed three or more runs apiece, respectively.

It's still early in the year, but the last two outings are a sign that Gilbert is returning to his All-Star quality form, then the Mariners will be all the better.

"(Gilbert was) outstanding," Seattle manager Dan Wilson said after the game Sunday. "A tough, tough decision to lift him (after the seventh). Still had a little bit left in terms of pitch count. But he had done his job and had given in the seven strong. It's the competitor in him, wanting to be that team guy and do this for the team. What we saw from him today was impressive."

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