The Seattle Mariners have signed Victor Robles, just days after the outfielder was released by the Washington Nationals, per Adam Jude of The Seattle Times:

“Mariners are signing outfielder Victor Robles, a former top prospect for the Washington Nationals. Nationals released Robles, 27, over the weekend.”

The right-handed hitter will most likely start predominately for the Mariners against left-handed pitchers, per ESPN's Alden Gonzalez.

Robles, who has been with the Nationals since 2017, has appeared in just 14 games this season, getting three hits and two RBI in 25 at-bats.

Last season, Robles had 32 hits and eight RBI on his way to a career-high .299 batting average, although he had just 107 at-bats across 36 games while dealing with a back injury. He has a .236 batting average for his career with 31 home runs and 156 RBI.

Robles will be paid $2.65 million this season, but the Mariners will only have to pay $740,000 of that amount.

In his 2019 rookie season, Robles collected a career-high 139 hits. He also had 17 homers and 65 RBI while notching at .255 batting average. He was a part of the Nationals' squad that won the franchise's only World Series against the Houston Astros that season.

Robles was once a top prospect for the Nationals, but injuries and underwhelming performances have left him with little to show for so far in his career. Now with the Mariners, Robles is looking to get his career back on track.

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Mariners continue to roll at home before adding Victor Robles

Starting pitcher Luis Castillo threw seven shutout innings, Mitch Garver hit a three-run double, and the Mariners topped the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Sunday to cap off a sweep of their weekend series.

The Mariners had managed to shut out the Angels for 19 straight innings before shortstop J.P. Crawford's first error of the season led to a run in the ninth on Zach Neto's two-out single. Before that, Los Angeles' only runs in the three-game series had come on Jo Adell's grand slam in the seventh on Friday.

Seattle closed out a stretch of an incredible 17 straight days without a day off with a 10-7 record during the span. That stretch was the team's longest of the season. The Mariners also improved to 21-11 at home, tied for the second-best home mark through 32 games in team history. Only the 2001 team that won a record 116 games had a better start at home at 25-7.

Thanks to their performance at T-Mobile Park, the Mariners lead the American League West by four games – despite a 13-16 road record this season.

Following their first off day since May 16, Seattle will open a road series on Tuesday against the Oakland Athletics. Right-hander George Kirby (4-5, 4.08 ERA) starts the opener for the Mariners.