SEATTLE – Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Justin Hollander announced today that the Mariners have claimed outfielder Grant McCray off waivers from the Giants.
The Mariners 40-man roster is now at 35 players.
McCray, 25, appeared in 43 Major League games with the Giants this season. He batted .143 (11x77) with 14 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 4 RBI, 8 stolen bases and 11 walks, reaching base at a .250 clip and slugging .273 (.523 OPS).
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound outfielder has appeared in parts of 3 Major League seasons with the San Francisco Giants batting .170 (38x223) with 30 runs, 5 doubles, 4 triples, 7 home runs, 16 RBI, 13 stolen bases and 19 walks with a .557 OPS in 102 career MLB games.
McCray was originally drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Lake Ranch High School (Bradenton, FL). Over parts of 7 minor league seasons in the Giants organization, he is batting .260 (606x2711) with 453 runs, 116 doubles, 33 triples, 73 home runs, 334 RBI, 175 stolen bases and 322 walks, reaching base at a .355 clip and slugging .433 (.788 OPS).