Roster Moves
Mariners Reinstate Dee Gordon from 10-day Injured List
Matt Festa optioned to AAA Tacoma
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Mariners General Manager Jerry Dipoto announced today the following roster moves:
· Dee Gordon, INF, returned from rehabilitation assignment at AAA Tacoma and reinstated from 10-day IL.
· Matt Festa, RHP, optioned to AAA Tacoma.
Gordon (#9) will be in uniform and available for tonight’s game (5:10 pm PT) game vs. the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.
Gordon, 31, was originally placed on the 10-day Injured List with a right wrist contusion on May 21. He was hit on his right wrist by a pitch on May 9 at New York-AL and missed the next 3 games. He began a rehab assignment with AAA Tacoma on June 7, where he went 3-for-14 (.214) in 3 games with the Rainiers. Prior to being placed on the IL, he was batting .281 (45x160) with 16 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 19 RBI, 1 HBP, 7 walks and 12 stolen bases in 45 games with the Mariners this season.
Gordon is in his 2nd season with the Mariners after being acquired from Miami in a trade on Dec. 7, 2017. He was originally selected by Los Angeles-NL in the 4th round of the 2008 MLB Draft. In parts of 9 Major League seasons with the Dodgers (2011–14), Marlins (2015–17) and Mariners (2018-c), he is batting .289 (1022x3539) with 500 runs, 114 doubles, 49 triples, 18 home runs, 216 RBI and 320 stolen bases. He is 1 of 3 active players with at least 300 career stolen bases.
Festa, 26, has appeared in 9 games over 3 stints (Opening Day — April 11, May 17 and June 3–10) with the Mariners this season, posting an 0–1 record with a 5.73 ERA (7 ER, 11.0 IP) while striking out 9 and walking 7. He was last recalled on June 3 and made 2 relief appearances (June 4 & 6). He was tagged with the loss in the Mariners 14-inning defeat vs. Houston on June 6, allowing 1 run on 1 hit. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound right-hander was recalled from AAA Tacoma prior to the game on May 17 and struck out 2 over 2.0 innings pitched that night vs. Minnesota. He was optioned back to the Rainiers following the game on May 17.
In 12 outings with the Rainiers this season, is 0–1 with 2 saves and a 4.40 ERA (7 ER, 14.1 IP) with 19 strikeouts and 6 walks. Over his last 7 games with Tacoma, he has not allowed a run while recording 2 saves, striking out 10, walking 4 and limiting opponents to a .080 (2x25) average against.
Festa had four separate stints with the Mariners in 2018, combining for a 2.16 ERA (2 ER, 8.1 IP) in 8 games, 1 start, while holding opponents scoreless in 6 of 8 appearances. He made his Major League debut with the Mariners on July 14, 2018 at Colorado. He spent most of the 2018 campaign with Double-A Arkansas, where he led the Texas League with 20 saves. He was originally selected by the Mariners in the 7th round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of East Stroudsburg University.
