The Seattle Times · Jul 5, 2018
Mariners release lefty Ariel Miranda so he can play in Japan
Ariel Miranda gets the start for Seattle Tuesday night against Houston. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)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.