It was a move that needed to happen. The feel-good story of Joel Peralta pitching for the Mariners at age 40 just wasn’t trending toward a happy ending. And the Mariners did something about it.
On Thursday afternoon, the team announced that Peralta had been designated for assignment and right-hander Cody Martin was recalled from Class AAA Tacoma.
Peralta simply wasn’t effective any more and saw his role within the Mariners’ bullpen diminished to mop up time. He gave up a two-run homer to Alexei Ramirez- the first batter he faced in Wednesday night’s loss – and also gave up another run.