The Seattle Mariners announced Monday that they’ve acquired infielder Carlos Santana from the Kansas City Royals.
The 36-year-old Santana, in his 13th season, is hitting .216 with four home runs and 21 RBIs this season. He is in the final season of a two-year contract that he signed with the Royals in 2021.
The trade sends right-handed pitcher Wyatt Mills and minor league righty William Fleming to the Royals.
Mills, 27, has a 4.15 ERA in 8⅔ innings for the Mariners this season but is 1-0 with a 1.83 ERA in 19⅔ innings for Triple-A Tacoma.
Fleming, 23, is 6-6 with a 4.92 ERA in 14 starts for the Mariners’ Single-A franchise in Modesto.
Also Monday, the Royals called up their No. 3 prospect, infielder Vinnie Pasquantino, from Triple-A Omaha. Pasquantino, 24, was drafted by Kansas City in the 11th round of the 2019 MLB June amateur draft.