BREAKING: Our Mariners have signed INF Tommy La Stella to a 1-year deal. As a corresponding move, LHP Justus Sheffield has been designated for assignment.
La Stella, 33, has appeared in 9 Major League seasons with Atlanta (2014), Chicago-NL (2015-18), Los Angeles-AL (2019-20), Oakland (2020) and San Francisco (2021-22). In 667 career games, the left-handed hitting infielder is batting .267 (458x1716) with 207 runs, 97 doubles, 5 triples, 40 home runs, 204 RBI and 172 walks.
Sheffield, 26, has appeared in 5 Major League seasons with New York-AL (2018) and Seattle (2019-22). In 48 career games (33 starts), the left-hander is 12-12 with a 5.47 ERA (113 ER, 186.0 IP) with 90 walks and 155 strikeouts. In 2022, he went 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in 6 appearances (1 start) with Seattle, also making 24 starts with Triple-A Tacoma.
La Stella photo by Christian Petersen
Sheffield photo by Abbie Parr
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