The former UNC baseball standout will be heading west, as he’s been traded to the Seattle Mariners a few days before the MLB Trade Deadline.
For the second time in his professional career, former UNC baseball standout Trent Thornton has been traded.
OFFICIAL: We’ve acquired INF Mason McCoy from the Mariners in exchange for RHP Trent Thornton.
He has been assigned to Triple-A. pic.twitter.com/h8JGOr0nsw
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) July 26, 2023
Thornton was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for infielder Mason McCoy.