The Seattle Mariners claimed outfielder Derek Hill off waivers from the Detroit Tigers on Friday and optioned him to Triple-A Tacoma.
Also on Friday, the Mariners designated infielder Kevin Padlo for assignment.
Hill, 26, batted .229 with one home run and three RBIs in 31 games this season.
He is a career .240 hitter with four homers and 17 RBIs in 95 games with the Tigers. He was selected by Detroit with the 23rd overall pick in the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Elk Grove High School in California.
Padlo, 26, is 4-for-22 with three RBIs and nine strikeouts in 10 games this season split with the Mariners and San Francisco Giants.
–Field Level Media
