The Mariners have reportedly parted ways with one of the nicer surprises of the 2017 season.
#Mariners will grant Andrew Albers his release so he can sign with an NPB team per source. Canadian LHP posted 3.51 ERA in strong showing with #Mariners this year: 41 innings, 37 Ks, 10 BB.
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) December 18, 2017
Andrew Albers was acquired via a pure money exchange with the Atlanta Braves on August 12th of 2017, in the midst of Deadgar Weekend.