Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto announced today from the MLB Winter Meetings that the club has claimed infielder/right-handed pitcher Kaleb Cowart off waivers from Los Angeles-AL.
Seattle's Major League 40-man roster is now at 36 players.
Cowart, 26, appeared in 47 games over 4 stints (6/2-5, 6/8-19, 6/30-7/4, 7/31-end of the season) with the Los Angeles Angels in 2018. Overall the 6-foot-3, 225-pound switch-hitter hit .134 (15x112) with 7 runs scored, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 10 RBIs, 10 walks and 1 stolen base. Cowart also appeared in 64 games with Triple-A Salt Lake, batting .287 (74x258) with 36 runs scored, 20 doubles, 3 triples, 6 home runs, 45 RBIs, 18 walks and 8 stolen bases.
Cowart was originally selected by the Angels in the 1st round (18th overall) in the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Cook High School in Adel, Ga. Over parts of 4 Major League seasons with the Angels, he hit .177 (61x345) with 41 runs scored, 18 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs, 33 RBI, 25 walks and 6 stolen bases.