PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have launched Mitch Haniger after the veteran outfielder was hampered by left shoulder soreness throughout spring coaching.
Haniger, 34, was in his second stint with Seattle. He has a $15.5 million wage for this season after agreeing to a $43.5 million, three-year contract with San Francisco in December 2022.
The Mariners introduced the transfer on Sunday.
“Putting on a Mariners uniform and playing at T-Mobile Park is something I’ll cherish forever,” Haniger mentioned in a launch. “To our fans, my teammates, and everyone a part of this organization, thank you for embracing my family and me. We have so many great memories to look back on.”
Haniger went 3 for 18 with a solo homer in seven spring coaching video games. He hasn’t appeared in a Cactus League sport since March 8.
“Mitch has been a significant part of Mariners history and will be missed,” president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto mentioned in a launch. “The day he arrived for his first spring training back in 2017, he established himself as one of the most focused, prepared, and hardest working players I’ve ever been around. We all appreciate the many ways he’s made us all better, on the field and off.”
Haniger made his massive league debut with Arizona in 2016 and was traded to Seattle after the season. He batted .263 with 107 homers and 306 RBIs in his first stint with the Mariners.
He had a breakout efficiency in 2021, hitting .253 with a career-high 39 homers and 100 RBIs in 157 video games. However he hasn’t been in a position to attain that manufacturing since that season.
Haniger was reacquired by Seattle in a January 2024 commerce with San Francisco. He performed in 121 video games final 12 months and batted a career-low .208 with 12 homers and 44 RBIs.
