CF Leonys Martin cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma. Martin was designated for assignment after batting .111 in his first 58 plate appearances. His $4.85M salary gave pause to teams that might have otherwise been interested in the 29-year-old Martin, who hit .247 with 15 homers and 47 RBIs for the Mariners last season.

OF Leonys Martin was outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday by the Seattle Mariners. Martin, who was designated for assignment by Seattle on April 23, batted .111 with five runs scored in 15 games with the Mariners this season. The 29-year-old had been benched in favor of Jarrod Dyson as the team's starting center fielder, one year removed from batting .247 with career highs in homers (15) and RBIs (47).

The Seattle Mariners outrighted outfielder Leonys Martin to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday.The Mariners also activated Rob Whalen from the 10-day disabled list and optioned the right-hander to the Triple-A club on Thursday. Whalen originally was placed on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation on March 31.Martin, who was designated for assignment by Seattle on April 23, batted .111 with five runs scored in 15 games with the Mariners this season. The 29-year-old had been benched in favor of Jarrod Dyson as the team's starting center fielder, one year removed from batting .247 with career highs in homers (15) and RBIs (47).Whalen was acquired from Atlanta in a four-player deal in November after posting a 1-2 mark with a 6.57 ERA in five starts with the Braves last season.The 23-year-old's lone victory came in his major league debut on Aug. 3 despite allowing four runs on as many hits in five innings of an 8-4 win.

CF Leonys Martin was designated for assignment on Sunday. Martin had been replaced in the Mariners' starting outfield by LF Guillermo Heredia, with OF Jarrod Dyson sliding over into Martin's former spot in center field. Martin had gone 0-for-3 with a walk in Friday's loss at Oakland.

CF Leonys Martin was designated for assignment by the Seattle Mariners on Sunday after he was benched by the team. The left-handed-hitting Martin is hitting just .111 with no home runs or RBIs in 54 at-bats over 15 games this season. Martin, 29, hit .247 last season, starting 142 games in the outfield for the Mariners. He set career bests with 15 home runs and 47 RBIs. Seattle acquired him in a 2015 trade with the Texas Rangers.

OF Leonys Martin has stolen a base in back-to-back games with his swipe of second in the fourth inning Monday to set up a run. It is the 19th time in his career that he stole bags in two straight games.

OF Leonys Martin continued to struggle Saturday after getting the day off on Friday. He did double in a 1-for-3 effort, but remains just 4-for-39 on the season. With the Mariners havving some outfield depth and flexibility, they could switch things up if Martin doesn't improve.

CF Leonys Martin has not gotten a hit in his last 10 at-bats after going 0-for-4 with one strike out Saturday night in a 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Martin was batting .050 heading into Sunday's game.

CF Leonys Martin recorded three singles, three runs, two stolen bases and an RBI. He became just the seventh player in franchise history to reach those numbers in a game and the first to do so since Ichiro Suzuki on April 19, 2011. Martin recorded his third multi-steal game and sixth game with at least three hits.

CF Leonys Martin tied a club record with three doubles Monday night. Martin also scored twice and finished 4-for-4 in an 8-1 rout of the Los Angeles Angels. The performance marked the third time in his career that Martin collected four hits in a game, and the second in which he had three extra-base hits. The Cuban outfielder has six hits in his last eight at-bats, with four of those hits being doubles.

CF Leonys Martin went 0-for-3 Monday, ending his hitting streak at eight games. Martin went 9-for-27 during the streak.

CF Leonys Martin had a pair of hits Sunday, extending his hitting streak to eight games. Martin is batting .333 (9-for-27) during the streak.

CF Leonys Martin tied the team's single-game record for outfield assists Wednesday in a 4-3 win over the Angels. Martin received an assist in the bottom of the first when 3B Kyle Seager fielded his throw after 1B Jefry Marte hit a sacrifice fly and relayed the ball to 2B Robinson Cano to retire DH Albert Pujols, who was trying to take second base. Then in the second, Martin threw out LF Nick Buss, who tried to stretch his single into a double. At the plate, Martin went 1-for-3 with a strikeout and a sacrifice fly.

OF Leonys Martin finished 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, a run scored and a stolen base on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs. Martin's opposite-field double off Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman sparked the Mariners' comeback win. Martin has three multi-hit games in his last four contests.

CF Leonys Martin recorded his first triple of the season and first since Sept. 7, 2014 (against the Mariners while playing for Texas) leading off the game Monday at Houston. It was his first extra-base hit since June 23 at Detroit. Martin is batting .316 (24-for-76) from the leadoff spot this season.

CF Leonys Martin, typically a reliable outfielder, had all sorts of defensive struggles Sunday afternoon. He misplayed two singles up the middle -- a ground ball that went under his glove for an error in the fourth, followed by a ball that bounced off his glove an inning later -- and then he lost a fly ball in the sun, resulting in a sixth-inning double. The first clean play Martin made all day came on a flyout in the sixth, drawing a tongue-in-cheek ovation from the home fans at Safeco Field.

CF Leonys Martin had three hits in Seattle's 5-4 win on Saturday night. Martin had three of Seattle's 10 hits -- all of which were singles.

CF Leonys Martin went 2-for-4 for his 12th multi-hit game of the season and second since coming off the disabled list on June 10. He is hitting .370 with nine runs scored in 15 games since May 18. He is hitting .350 in 17 day games this season. He improved his career average against Rick Porcello to .462 in 13 at-bats.

CF Leonys Martin returned to the lineup after sitting out to rest his hamstring on Thursday against Tampa Bay.Martin, who returned from the DL June 10 after suffering a strained hamstring, went 2-for-4 with a run scored.

CF Leonys Martin had Thursday off after starting the past five games after his return from a DL stint for a sore hamstring.