CHICAGO – Jack Zduriencik's last move as general manager of the Mariners was to send down his struggling catcher. After Thursday night's loss to the White Sox, Mike Zunino was told he was being optioned to Triple-A Tacoma.
"It's just kind of a breather, a break, get away from it all," Zduriencik said. "He was very receptive of it, he understood it. He apologized that he didn't help the club the way he wished he could have, but he will."
While Zunino has excelled behind the plate, at the plate has been a different story. After hitting .