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Mariners recall Daniel Vogelbach and select Mike Morin from AAA Tacoma

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Seattle Mariners announced Friday that Mike Morin, RHP, was selected from AAA Tacoma while Daniel Vogelbach, INF, was recalled from AAA Tacoma. Also, Juan Nicasio, RHP, was placed on 10-day DL (retroactive to June 7) with right knee effusion and Dan Altavilla, RHP, was placed on 10-day DL (retroactive to June 7) with right elbow UCL sprain.

Vogelbach (#20) and Morin (#64) will be in uniform and available for Friday’s game at the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

Seattle’s Major League, 40-man roster, is now at 40 players.

Morin, 27, will be making his Mariners debut when he appears in a game. He is 2-1, with 3 saves and a 3.24 ERA (9 ER, 25.0 IP) in 20 games with AAA Tacoma this season. He has limited left-handed hitters to a .196 batting average against (10×51).

Morin was claimed off waivers by Seattle from Kansas City on Dec. 8, 2017. He was outrighted to AAA Tacoma on March 14. Mike has appeared in parts of four big league seasons with Los Angeles-AL (2014-17) and Kansas City (2017), compiling a 10-8 mark with 1 save and a 4.61 ERA (87 ER, 170.0 IP) in 183 games. He’s struck out 160 while walking 48.

Vogelbach, 25, is in his third stint with Seattle this season. He went 1-for-6 with 1 run and 3 walks in 3 games with the Mariners from May 22-27. Overall this season, he is batting .200 (12×60) with 6 runs, 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 5 RBI and 10 walks in 22 games with the Mariners.

Nicasio, 31, is 1-3 with an AL-high 14 holds and a 5.34 ERA (17 ER, 28.2 IP). Juan ranks fourth among all MLB relievers with an 18.50 strikeout to walk ratio (37 SO, 2 BB). Prior to allowing 4 earned runs without retiring a batter June 6 at Houston, he had not allowed a run in his previous 8 games (May 18-June 5). In those 8 games, he tossed 9.0 innings, while allowing just 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks and 16 strikeouts (29 batters faced).

Altavilla, 25, is making his second trip to the disabled list this season. He was previously on the DL May 1-12 with right AC joint inflammation. In addition, he was optioned to AAA Tacoma May 23-27. In 22 relief appearances with the Mariners this season, he is 3-2 with 5 holds and a 2.61 ERA (6 ER, 20.2 IP). He has struck out 23 and walked 15 while limiting opponents to a .162 (11×68) average against.

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