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The Seattle Mariners acquired outfielder Teoscar Hernández from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for two pitchers on Wednesday.

The Seattle Mariners acquired outfielder Teoscar Hernández from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for two pitchers on Wednesday.

SEATTLE — (AP) — The Seattle Mariners made one of the first big moves of the offseason by acquiring outfielder Teoscar Hernández from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for two pitchers on Wednesday. Hernández was an All-Star starter in 2021 and finished that season hitting .296 with 32 homers and 116 RBIs for Toronto. “We began our offseason with the intent to add impact and length to our lineup,” said Jerry Dipoto, the Mariners' president of baseball operations. The Blue Jays were looking to clear salary for 2023 and also needed bullpen help with swing-and-miss stuff, which Swanson is expected to provide. Hernandez made $10.65 million last year with the Blue Jays.

The Seattle Mariners made one of the first big moves of the offseason by acquiring outfielder Teoscar Hernández from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for two pitchers.

The team took a step closer to making that a reality Wednesday, reportedly trading for Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez, according to Jeff Passan of ESPNHernandez, 30, is entering the final year of his contract. Barring a long-term extension with the Mariners, Hernandez will hit the free-agent market following the 2023 MLB season. BREAKING: All-Star outfielder Teoscar Hernández has been traded to the Seattle Mariners from the Toronto Blue Jays, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 16, 2022Early in his career, Hernandez showed immense power potential, but his extreme fly ball rate and strikeout rate limited his batting average. Blue Jays pick up two pitchers in exchange for Teoscar HernandezIn exchange for Hernandez, the Blue Jays acquired pitchers Erik Swanson and Adam Macko, per Passan.

Astros reliever Phil Maton says he broke his right pinkie when he punched a locker in frustration after Houston’s regular-season finale and will miss the postseason.

Angels Mariners Baseball Seattle Mariners players celebrate with a group dance in center field after defeating the Los Angeles Angels in the first game of a baseball doubleheader, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Caean Couto) (Caean Couto)SEATTLE — (AP) — Ty France hit a two-run homer in the third inning, George Kirby pitched six solid innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 Saturday to open a doubleheader. The go-ahead blast came one day after France hit a tying single in the ninth during a 4-3, 10-inning loss to the Angels. Barria, making his first start of the season, went 4 2/3 innings while allowing three hits, two earned runs and four walks with three strikeouts. Kirby (3-3) pitched well after a bumpy second inning, allowing six hits, one earned run and no walks with eight strikeouts.

Ty France hit a two-run homer in the third inning, George Kirby pitched six solid innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 to open a doubleheader.

Abraham Toro pinch-hit for injured All-Star Julio Rodriguez and delivered a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied past the AL-West leading Houston Astros 5-4.

Los Angeles Angels interim manager Phil Nevin was suspended 10 games and Seattle Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker received a seven-game ban from Major League Baseball for their roles in a benches-clearing brawl during the second inning of Sunday’s game.

Mariners Angels Baseball Los Angeles Angels' Raisel Iglesias, second from left, yells at first base umpire Rob Drake after a brawl broke out between members of the Angels and the Seattle Mariners during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (Mark J. Terrill)ANAHEIM, Calif. — An old-fashioned melee interrupted the Los Angeles Angels’ 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, resulting in eight ejections and an 18-minute delay. >> Read more trending newsSix players and both teams’ managers were tossed after the bench-clearing brawl erupted in the second inning, following two days of mounting tension over inside pitches boiled over, ESPN reported. According to the sports news network, three of the first four hitters in the Mariners’ lineup and three Angels’ pitchers were among those players ejected. Meanwhile, on Sunday, Angels starter Andrew Wantz almost clipped Mariners’ star rookie Julio Rodriguez in the first and then struck Jesse Winker with a pitch in the second, CBS Sports reported. According to CBS Sports, the umpires ejected Wantz, Winker, Rodriguez, Iglesias, J.P. Crawford, Angels reliever Ryan Tepera, Los Angeles interim manager Phil Nevin and Mariners manager Scott Servais.

A lengthy bench-clearing brawl resulted in the ejections of six players and both managers in the second inning of the Los Angeles Angels’ 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

Major League Baseball will certainly soon be handing out penalties after the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels got into a huge brawl at Anaheim.

The Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels engaged in a lengthy full-team brawl in the second inning after tensions over two days of inside pitches boiled over.

Mariners manager Scott Servais was ejected for his role in a benches-clearing scuffle in the ninth inning of Seattle’s 7-4 win over the Houston Astros, a game in which Cal Raleigh had a career-high four RBIs and Julio Rodriguez hit a late two-run shot.

Mariners Rangers Baseball Texas Rangers designated hitter Jonah Heim is greeted by teammates at home plate after hitting the game-winning home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners Sunday, Aug.1, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Louis DeLuca) (Louis DeLuca)ARLINGTON, Texas — (AP) — Jonah Heim hit his second walk-off homer in as many games right after a tying, two-run shot from Andy Ibánez in the ninth inning, and the Texas Rangers rallied again to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Sunday. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Heim is the first Texas player with walk-off homers in consecutive games and the first rookie to do it in the majors. The Rangers won for just the third time in 17 games while the Mariners finished 5-5 on a 10-game stretch against AL West rivals. Rangers: RHP Dane Dunning (4-7, 4.20) is set for Monday's opener of a four-game series at home against the Los Angeles Angels.

Jonah Heim hit his second walk-off homer in as many games right after a tying, two-run shot from Andy Ibánez in the ninth inning, and the Texas Rangers rallied again to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3.