The Seattle Mariners are coming off their most successful season in franchise history.

The Mariners made it to Game 7 of the American League Championship Series and were one win away from the World Series for the first time since the team was established in 1977. Seattle's ALCS berth was its first since 2001 and its American League West championship was its first, also since 2001.

The Mariners accomplished that feat despite having to fight through several injuries in the regular season, namely to the starting rotation.

Four of the five pitchers on the rotation missed time during the regular season. Logan Gilbert, Bryce Miller and George Kirby missed several months with respective injury and Bryan Woo missed the final two series of the season and was out until the ALCS.

Miller missed the most time with right elbow inflammation.

Miller was on the injured list twice from May 12-May 31 and again from June 7-Aug. 19. He received a cortisone shot before his first IL stint and a PRP (platelet-rich plasma) shot before his second.

Miller's elbow inflammation was due to a bone spur in his right elbow. He had the option to undergo surgery to remove the spur, which would have kept him out until the end of the season, but opted to rehab the injury instead.

Miller struggled during the season to return to the form he displayed in 2024. His ERA ballooned from 2.94 in 31 starts in '24 to 5.68 across 18 starts this year.

Miller ended the year on a good note with a solid postseason. He posted a 2.51 ERA with nine strikeouts in 14.1 innings pitched across three starts in the playoffs.

Despite his IL stints and struggles during the regular season, Miller isn't expected to undergo offseason surgery to repair his bone spur, according to a recent story from Seattle Times reporter Adam Jude.

According to Jude's report, Miller will see Dr. Keith Meister, who is one of the go-to doctors for pitchers when it comes to elbow-related injuries, during the offseason to determine the next steps in his treatment.

Miller had images done for his elbow in September, which showed improved healing in his elbow.

Miller believes he'll likely receive another PRP shot before ramping up for 2026.

“Now that we know how to deal with the bone spur, we can figure out what we need to do exactly with it and go from there,” Miller said in the story.

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