OAKLAND, Calif. – The Seattle Mariners announced that John Andreoli has been selected from AAA Tacoma, and Dan Altavilla has been optioned to AAA Tacoma.
Andreoli (#57) will be in uniform and available for tonight’s game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum. Seattle’s Major League, 40-man roster is now at 40 players.
Andreoli, 27, was hitting .294 (37-for-126) with 21 runs, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs and 20 RBI in 32 games with AAA Tacoma this season. He hit exactly .300 (30×100) vs. right-handed pitching and .382 (13-for-34) with runners in scoring position. Andreoli was on the Rainiers disabled list from April 22-May 2 with a sprained finger on his right hand. He’ll be making his Major League debut when he appears with the Mariners.
Altavilla, 25, is 3-2 with 4 holds and a 3.24 ERA (6 ER, 16.2 IP) in 18 relief appearances with the Mariners this season. He has struck out 19 and walked 12 while limiting opponents to a .161 (9×56) average against. Since his return from the disabled list on May 12, Dan is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER, 4.1 IP) in 5 games. Opposing hitters are just 1-for-11 (.071) against him. He went 1-1 with 2 holds and a 1.29 ERA (1 ER, 7.0 IP) with 9 strikeouts and 3 walks in his first 7 outings of the season (3/29-4/14), but was 1-1 with 2 holds and an 8.44 ERA (5 ER, 5.1 IP) with 7 strikeouts and 6 walks in 6 games from April 17 to April 29 prior to being placed on the DL.
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