Mariners Reinstate LHP Yusei Kikuchi from Injured List

SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto announced today the following roster moves:

· Yusei Kikuchi, LHP, reinstated from the Injured List.

· Donovan Walton, INF, optioned to Triple-A Tacoma (post-game July 11).

· Will Vest, RHP, designated for assignment.

Seattle’s Major League, 40-man, roster remains at 40 players.

Kikuchi, 30, is 6–4 with a 3.48 ERA (38 ER, 98.1 IP) in 16 starts for the Mariners this season with 34 walks and 98 strikeouts. The left-hander was named to the American League All-Star team, his first Major League All-Star nod after being named a Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star 3 times (2013, ’17–18). He…