PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) -The Seattle Mariners released pitcher Horacio Ramirez on Wednesday, parting ways with the lefty they acquired in a trade 15 months ago.
Seattle got Ramirez from Atlanta for reliever Rafael Soriano before last season. The 28-year-old Ramirez then went 8-7 with a 7.16 ERA in 20 starts and spent nearly two months on the disabled list because of a sore shoulder.
Last month’s trade for ace Erik Bedard and the offseason signing of free-agent starter Carlos Silva left Ramirez in a short-lived spring training battle with R.A. Dickey for a job as a long reliever.
Soriano went 3-3 with a 3.00 ERA and nine saves in 71 games last season for the Braves. He will start the season as Atlanta’s closer.
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