Ariel Miranda is now the latest player to leave the Mariners’ organization to pursue a playing opportunity in Japan.
On Thursday, Miranda was officially released by Seattle. Baseball sources said the reasoning behind the move was to allow Miranda an opportunity to sign with a team in Nippon Professional Baseball.
It’s something the Mariners did with pitchers like Andrew Albers, Anthony Bass and Seth Frankoff as well as outfielder Stefen Romero.
Miranda had spent most of the season with Class AAA Tacoma, posting a 5-0 record with a 3.97 ERA in 10 starts.