OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland A’s traded first baseman Yonder Alonso to the Seattle Mariners for outfielder Boog Powell, the club announced Sunday.
Alonso is batting .266 with a career-high 22 home runs in 100 games after hitting 39 home runs in 664 games over his first seven seasons. He ranks 10th in the American League in OPS (.896) and has the most home runs by an A’s first baseman since Jason Giambi in 2001. The 30-year-old left-handed hitter was named to his first All-Star team this year. Alonso is batting .213 over his last 47 games after hitting .