Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Bliss in the second round,with the 42nd overall pick,in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. [9] He signed on July 18,receiving a $1.25 million bonus. [10] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks and was promoted to the Visalia Rawhide of the Low-A West after two games. He hit for the cycle with Visalia on September 17. [11] Over 39 games in the minors in 2021,he batted .267 with six home runs,24 RBI,and 13 stolen bases. [12]
Bliss spent the 2022 campaign with the High-A Hillsboro Hops,playing in 110 games and batting .214/.298/.343 with 10 home runs,37 RBI,and 31 stolen bases. [13] He began the 2023 season with the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles,hitting .358/.414/.594 with 12 home runs,47 RBI,and 30 stolen bases in 68 games. [14] Bliss was promoted to the Triple-A Reno Aces in July,where he slashed .196/.274/.357 with one home run,four RBI,and five stolen bases in 13 games. [15]
Seattle Mariners
On July 31,2023,the Diamondbacks traded Bliss,Dominic Canzone,and Josh Rojas to the Seattle Mariners for reliever Paul Sewald. [16] Bliss finished 2023 with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers,batting .251 with 10 home runs in 47 games. He stole 58 bases in the minors in 2023. [12] He played for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League,batting .239 with 14 walks in 21 games.
Bliss began the 2024 season in Tacoma,hitting .247/.382/.445 with seven home runs,35 RBI,and 28 stolen bases. On May 27,Bliss was selected to the Mariners' 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [17] Bliss made his MLB debut the same day. [18] He earned his first hit on June 1,a single off Carson Fulmer of the Los Angeles Angels. [19] He hit his first home run on June 7,off Daniel Lynch of the Kansas City Royals. [20] Bliss was optioned back to Tacoma on July 22 [21] and briefly returned to the Mariners from August 7 to August 11. He ended his first MLB season with a .222 batting average,2 home runs,and five stolen bases in 33 games. He played 93 games for Tacoma,swiping 50 bases and hitting .269 with 12 home runs. [12]
Bliss was the Mariners' 2025 Opening Day second baseman. On April 8,he injured his arm swinging at a Framber Valdez pitch. [22] While Bliss stayed in the game,later hitting a double,the next day the Mariners placed him on the 10-day injured list with a left biceps tear. [23] The team disclosed that he would miss four to five months due to the injury. [24] [25] He was moved to the 60-day injured list on April 13. [26] On September 8,it was announced that Bliss had undergone season-ending surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee. [27] In 11 games with the Mariners,Bliss batted .200/.282/.314 with 1 home run. He stole two bases and was caught stealing twice. [12]
