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SAN ANTONIO — Right fielder Mitch Haniger has declined to exercise his opt out with the Seattle Mariners and will remain with the team in a contract that calls for a $15.5 million salary next year. Haniger agreed to a $43.5 million, three-year deal before the 2023 season. An All-Star in 2018, he set career bests with 39 homers and 100 RBIs in 2021 but hasn't approached that performance since. He hit .209 with six homers and 28 RBIs in 2023, when he was limited to 61 games by a left oblique stream, fractured right forearm and strained lower back. Haniger played in 121 games this year and batted a career-low .208 with 12 homers and 44 RBIs.
