The Seattle Mariners have designated 2B Kolten Wong for assignment to clear both a 40-man spot and a 26-man roster spot, while they optioned OF Taylor Trammell and RHP Juan Then to create space to activate INF Josh Rojas, OF Dominic Canzone, and RHP Trent Thornton. The move was forewarned by Wong’s underwhelming performance, coupled with the trade last night by the M’s to acquire Rojas, Canzone, and INF Ryan Bliss. While there was some possibility that Wong might be traded at the deadline to the Boston Red Sox, scooting across the T-Mobile Park infield to the other dugout in shades of Ichiro Suzuki to the Yankees and New York Kendall Graveman to the Houston Astros.
Kolten Wong DFA’d as Mariners activate recent trade acquisitions
