PEORIA — The Seattle Mariners released pitcher Horacio Ramirez on Wednesday, parting ways with the left-hander they acquired in a trade 15 months ago.
Seattle got Ramirez from Atlanta for reliever Rafael Soriano before last season. Ramirez was 8-7 with a 7.16 earned-run average in 20 starts last season. He spent nearly two months on the disabled list because of a sore shoulder.
Last month’s trade for ace Erik Bedard and the offseason signing of free-agent starter Carlos Silva left Ramirez in a short-lived spring training battle with R.A. Dickey for a job as a long reliever.
Soriano went 3-3 with a 3.00 ERA and nine saves in 71 games last season for the Braves. He will start the 2008 season as Atlanta’s closer.
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