(Toronto) The Toronto Blue Jays traded outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to the Seattle Mariners for pitchers Erik Swanson and Adam Macko.

267 batting average in 2022 with 25 home runs and 77 RBIs in 131 games. Hernandez and Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers are the only two outfielders to accumulate at least 35 doubles and 25 home runs last season.

Hernandez spent six seasons in Toronto and won the Silver Rod in 2020 and 2021. He was a finalist for that honor in 2022.

The Silver Stick is awarded to the best offensive players at each position in the American League and National League.

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Hernandez also represented the Blue Jays in the 2021 All-Star Game. That season, he batted . 296 with 32 homers and 116 RBIs.

He will likely be placed in the middle of the Mariners’ hitting list and could scout right field in place of Mitch Haniger, who is a free agent.

In a press release, Jerry Dipoto, president of baseball operations for the Mariners, explained that his organization entered the offseason intent on solidifying the team’s slugging role.

“By adding Teoscar to an already solid base, we feel like a much more dangerous team offensively. 🇧🇷

Hernandez still has one year left on his contract, which will earn him a salary of $10.65 million next season. He could become a free agent at the end of the 2023 season.

“‘Teo’ was one of the best right-handed hitters a club could offer in a trade,” said Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins, saying three or four teams were strongly interested. We’re lucky to have depth in that regard. 🇧🇷

Swanson, a 29-year-old right-hander, played in 57 games for the Mariners last year. He went 3-2 with a 1.68 ERA. In 53 2/3 innings, he had 70 strikeouts.

Macko, a 21-year-old left-handed shooter from Slovakia, spent the 2022 season at the A level.

Macko attended Vauxhall High School in Alberta before the Mariners selected him in the seventh round of the 2019 draft.

He holds permanent resident status in Canada after living in Stony Plain, Alberta for six years.

With elements of an Associated Press article

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