SEATTLE — Utility infielder Chris Burke has been traded from the Mariners back to the Padres only a few weeks after Seattle acquired the former University of Tennessee All-American from San Diego.
The trade was made official Tuesday, with Seattle receiving cash for returning Burke to the Padres. Burke was acquired by the Mariners on March 29 and was in Seattle’s spring training camp as a non-roster invitee. He was sent to Class AAA Tacoma to begin the season.
“I’m glad to be back here,” said Burke, prior to the start of San Diego’s game at San Francisco. “These guys are off to a great start. This is the organization I signed with during the offseason and I thought I’d fit in well.”
San Diego wanted Burke back after rookie shortstop Everth Cabrera was placed on the 60-day disabled list with a fractured hamate bone in his left hand.
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utvolz#637682 writes:
Chris,
Make the best of this opportunity!
BigOrangeJeff writes:
It was fun being here in Houston while Burke and Garner were here. Our first year here, the kids got their autographs at the Minute Maid College Classic, along with Todd Helton's, who happened to stop by.
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