The slugging outfielder became the first of the Yankees' injured All-Stars to return to the lineup, and New York beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 Tuesday night for its seventh victory in eight games.
But the real prize in this class: the Seattle Mariners' 24-year-old shortstop, Alex Rodriguez.
It would seem to be all in a year's work for General Manager Pat Gillick, the architect of the Toronto Blue Jays' back-to-back championship seasons in 1992 and 1993 and the 116-46 Seattle Mariners of 2001, among other successes.
More notably, they are last in attendance as a percentage of capacity at 36.5% (the only other teams below 50% of capacity are the Seattle Mariners at 42% and the first-place Baltimore Orioles at 49%).
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The 25-year-old Mitchell made one start for Triple-A Tacoma before the Seattle Mariners designated him for assignment April 11.
Swisher's departure came a day after postseason home-run hero Raul Ibanez agreed to a one-year deal with the Seattle Mariners, leaving the Yankees to search elsewhere for a designated hitter.
Hughes was knocked out in a seven-run first inning Wednesday night, giving up a grand slam to Raul Ibanez, and the New York Yankees went on to a 12-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners.
Trout hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, Josh Hamilton celebrated his 32nd birthday with a homer and a triple his first two times up, and Howie Kendrick also went deep in the Los Angeles Angels' 12-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
High G-score clubs like the 2001 Seattle Mariners (2.45) and the 1990 Oakland A's (2.22) dropped out after losing in October.
Losing Sunday "makes them the Seattle Mariners, " says Len Berman, a longtime sports reporter at WNBC-TV in New York, referring to the baseball club that in 2001 went 116-46 but faltered in the post-season.
The shortstop scooped it up and threw to first, finishing the Mariners' 3-2 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday night that gave Seattle its second win in the three-game series.
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