Mariners Select Outfielder Zach DeLoach to 40-Man Roster

INF Mike Ford designated for assignment in corresponding move

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

· Zach DeLoach, OF, selected to 40-man roster.

· Mike Ford, INF, designated for assignment.

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

DeLoach, 25, spent the 2023 season with Triple-A Tacoma, batting .286 (151x528) with 90 runs, 30 doubles, 2 triples, 23 home runs, 88 RBI and 8 stolen bases, getting on base at a .387 clip and slugging .481 (.868 OPS) in 138 games. Among Pacific Coast League hitters, DeLoach ranked 2nd in hits (151), 4th in walks (83), T-5th in home runs (23), T-8th in RBI (88), 6th in doubles and 11th in OPS.

The Irving, Texas native recorded 37 multi-hit games, including 10 with 3+ hits. DeLoach reached base in 31-consecutive games (May 11-June17), batting .336 (39x116) with 22 runs, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 10 RBI and 20 walks with a .908 OPS during the streak.

DeLoach was originally drafted in the 2nd round (43rd overall) of the 2020 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Texas A&M University. He is currently ranked as the №14 prospect in the Mariners system according to Baseball America and Seattle’s 25th overall prospect according to MLB.com.

DeLoach has appeared in parts of 3 minor league seasons, all with Seattle, hitting .275 (379x1380) with 253 runs, 78 doubles, 9 triples, 51 home runs, 220 RBI and 19 stolen bases, getting on base at a .377 clip and slugging .455 (.832 OPS) in 359 career minor league games.

Ford, 31, appeared in 83 games with the Mariners in 2023, batting .228 (50x219) with 32 runs, 6 doubles, 16 home runs and 34 RBI, getting on base at a .323 clip and slugging .475 (.798 OPS).

Ford began the season with Triple-A Tacoma, batting .302 (52x172) with 35 runs, 11 doubles, 1 triple, 12 home runs, 56 RBI and 2 stolen bases while getting on base at a .427 clip and slugging .605 (1.031 OPS) in 49 games. At the time of his call-up, his 56 RBI ranked 2nd among all minor league hitters.

Ford has appeared in parts of 5 Major League seasons with New York-AL (2019–21), San Francisco (2022), Seattle (2022, 2023), Atlanta (2022) and Los Angeles-AL (2022), batting .211 (132x627) with 82 runs, 22 doubles, 36 home runs and 85 RBI while getting on base at a .309 clip and slugging .418 (.727 OPS).

Ford was originally signed by the New York Yankees as an undrafted free agent on July 17, 2013. He has appeared in parts of 10 minor league seasons, batting .268 (743x2775) with 427 runs scored, 156 doubles, 8 triples, 118 home runs and 479 RBI with a .372 on base percentage and a .457 slugging percentage (.829 OPS).