Mariners activate RHP Félix Hernández from the 10-day DL

Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto announced today the following roster moves.

July 21st, 2018

SEATTLE, Wash. -- Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto announced today the following roster moves:
Félix Hernández, RHP, activated from the 10-day disabled list.
John Andreoli, OF, optioned to AAA Tacoma (post-game 7/20).
Hernández (#34) will be Seattle's starting pitcher in tonight's (7:10 pm PT) game vs. the Chicago White Sox at Safeco Field.
Hernández, 32, was originally placed on the 10-day disabled list on July 10 (retroactive to July 8) with lower back stiffness. He is 8-7 with a 5.13 ERA (60 ER, 105.1 IP) in 19 starts with the Mariners this season. Hernández has allowed 3 earned runs or fewer in each of his last 5 starts (June 14-current), 6 of his last 7 and in 13 of his 19 starts, overall.
Hernández has spent entire pro career with Seattle. He's a 6-time All-Star (2009, 2011-15), 2-time ERA champ (2010, 2014) and 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner. Félix is 168-121 with a 3.28 ERA (950 ER, 2607.2 IP) in 394 career starts with 25 complete games, 11 shutouts and 1 perfect game. He holds the Mariners all-time career records for wins (168), starts (394), quality starts (254), innings pitched (2607.2) and strikeouts (2,429).
The Valencia, VZ, native was signed as an international free agent by Seattle at age 16 on July 4, 2002. He made his MLB debut at the age of 19 years, 118 days. He's the 3rd-youngest player to debut in Mariners history (2nd-youngest pitcher).
Andreoli, 28, was recalled from AAA Tacoma prior to last night's game for his third stint with the Mariners this season (also: May 23-28 and July 7-9). He appeared in last night's game as a pinch-runner. Overall this season with the Mariners, he is 1-for-5 (.200) with 1 walk in 3 games. He made his Major League debut with the Mariners on May 23 at Oakland and went 1-for-3 with a walk while also making a sliding catch in right field to rob a base hit in the 8th inning. In 67 games with AAA Tacoma, the 6-foot-1, 210-pound outfielder is batting .285 (72x253) with 46 runs, 15 doubles, 4 triples, 3 home runs, 28 RBI, 39 walks, 15 stolen bases and a .387 on-base percentage. He was on the Rainiers disabled list from April 22 to May 2 with a sprained finger on his right hand.
Andreoli was signed by Seattle as a minor league free agent on Dec. 8, 2017. The Worchester, MA, native was drafted by Chicago-NL in the 17th round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Connecticut. In 8 minor league seasons (2011-current), he's appeared in 751 games, hitting a combined .269 (723x2689) with 124 doubles, 43 triples, 37 home runs and 248 RBI with 243 stolen bases.