Mariners General manager Jerry Dipoto announced Monday from the Winter Meetings that the club has claimed infielder/right-handed pitcher Kaleb Cowart off waivers from the Angels.
Seattle's Major League, 40-man, roster is now at 36 players.
Cowart, 26, appeared in 47 games over 4 stints (6/2-5, 6/8-19, 6/30-7/4, 7/31-end of the season) with the Los Angeles Angels in 2018. Overall the 6-foot-3, 225-pound switch-hitter, hit .134 (15x112) with 7 runs scored, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 10 RBI, 10 walks and 1 stolen base. Cowart also appeared in 64 games with Triple-A Salt Lake, batting .