Mariners General Manager Jerry Dipoto announced today the following roster move:
· Gordon Beckham, INF, outrighted to AAA Tacoma.
Beckham, 31, has hit .200 (7x35) with 1 run, 1 double, 1 RBI, 3 walks and 1 stolen base in 13 games over two stints (5/14–31 and 7/10–12) with the Mariners this season. In 70 games with AAA Tacoma this season, he has hit .305 (80x262) with 17 doubles, 1 triple, 8 home runs and 38 RBI with a .406 on-base percentage and a .469 slugging percentage (.876 OPS).
In parts of 10 Major League seasons with Chicago-AL (2009–14, 2015), Los Angeles-AL (2014), Atlanta (2016), San Francisco (2016) and Seattle (2017-c), he is a career .