The Tampa Bay Rays made a minor deal Wednesday, acquiring minor-league catcher Jesús Sucre from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Sucre played in just 9 games for the Mariners in 2016, but had 12 hits in 29 plate appearances, including two doubles, a home run and five RBI. He also played in 29 games with Seattle's Triple-A affiliate in Tacoma, hitting .273 / .301 / .333 with 11 RBI.
In 90 career Major League games, the 28-year-old catcher has hit .209 / .246 / .276 with two home runs and 20 RBI. He signed a one-year, $630,000 deal with the Mariners in late January before being designated for assignment and outrighted to Triple-A.
The Rays will invite Sucre to big-league camp.