The Seattle Mariners began the process of parting ways with disappointing Kolten Wong by designating the second baseman for assignment on Tuesday.
The Mariners DFA’d Wong and optioned outfielder Taylor Trammell and right-hander Juan Then to Triple-A Tacoma to open roster spots for recent trade acquisitions Josh Rojas and Dominic Canzone from the Arizona Diamondbacks and right-hander Trent Thornton from the Toronto Blue Jays.
Wong, 32, batted just .165 with two homers and 19 RBIs in 67 games with Seattle. The Mariners acquired him from the Milwaukee Brewers in the offseason for outfielder Jesse Winker and infielder Abraham Toro.
Wong hit 29 homers for Milwaukee over the previous two seasons, including a career-high 15 last season.
For his career, Wong has a .256 average, 84 homers and 397 RBIs in 1,169 games over 11 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals (2013-20), Brewers (2021-22) and Mariners.
Trammell, 25, is batting .130 with three homers and 11 RBIs in 22 games with Seattle this season.
Then, 23, has a 4.91 ERA in nine relief appearances for the Mariners this year.
Rojas and Canzone were acquired as part of a package when Seattle traded closer Paul Sewald to the Diamondbacks on Monday. Canzone is slated to bat fifth and play right field against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night and Rojas is batting eighth and playing second base.
Thornton was acquired from the Blue Jays last week and made one relief appearance at Tacoma. He was recalled by Seattle on Tuesday.
–Field Level Media