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- Updated: August 27, 2016
CHICAGO — A Mariners team that has already used a franchise-record 29 pitchers this season added two new arms to the mix on Saturday as general manager Jerry Dipoto called up right-hander Dan Altavilla from Double-A Jackson and recently-acquired switch-pitcher Pat Venditte from Triple-A Tacoma to bolster the bullpen.
The club also recalled first baseman Dae-Ho Lee from Tacoma to take the place of reliever Tom Wilhelmsen, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back issue. Outfielder Norichika Aoki and infielder Mike Freeman were optioned to Tacoma to make room for Altavilla and Venditte.
Both Altavilla and Venditte are interesting stories. Altavilla, the Mariners’ 22nd-ranked prospect by MLBPipeline.com, was converted to a relief role this year. Like rookie closer Edwin Diaz, the 23-year-old out of Mercyhurst University adapted well to the move, and he has gone 7-3 with16 saves and a 1.91 ERA in 43 outings. He now makes the jump from Double-A to the Majors.
Venditte, 31, has a little Major League experience and garnered considerable notoriety a year ago when he appeared in 26 games for the A’s as the first ambidextrous pitcher in the Majors since Greg Harris in 1995. But Harris …
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