SEATTLE -- Mike Zunino, whose Major League career with the Mariners stalled last season, will get another shot with the club as he was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday to replace injured backup catcher Steve Clevenger.
The club also brought up reliever Tom Wilhelmsen and optioned fellow right-hander Donn Roach back to Tacoma.
Zunino, the third overall selection in the 2012 Draft, played 295 games for Seattle from 2013-15, but he hit just .193 with 38 homers and 102 RBIs. The new Mariners administration felt he'd been rushed to the big leagues and would benefit from an extended stint in Triple-A, and he has hit .