Ellis was released Friday by the Mariners, Corey Brock of The Athletic reports.
Ellis was likely to provide Triple-A depth for the Mariners, but he now will be looking for a new organization. The 27-year-old went 1-for-3 in a one-game promotion with Seattle last year and has a career .482 OPS over 100 career plate appearances in his time with the Diamondbacks and Seattle.
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Mariners' Drew Ellis: Loses spot on 40-man roster
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Ellis cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday.
Ellis appeared in one game for Seattle after he was claimed off waivers in mid-June, and he spent the rest of the season at the Triple-A level. The 26-year-old had a .231/.346/.488 slash line with 15 home runs and 39 RBI in 70 games with Tacoma, though it wasn't enough to retain his spot on the 40-man roster.
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Mariners' Drew Ellis: Sent down to Triple-A
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The Mariners optioned Ellis to Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.
Ellis was dropped from the 26-man active roster to make room for first baseman/designated hitter Carlos Santana, whom the Mariners acquired from the Royals on Monday. During his three-day stay with Seattle, Ellis appeared in one game and went 1-for-3.
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Mariners' Drew Ellis: Recalled from Triple-A
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Ellis was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday.
Ellis was claimed off waivers by the Mariners last week and went 3-for-15 with a homer, five RBI, two runs, two walks and six strikeouts over four games in Tacoma. However, he'll provide infield depth for the major-league club after Ty France (elbow) was placed on the 10-day injured list.
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Mariners' Drew Ellis: Lands in Seattle
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The Mariners claimed Ellis off waivers from the Diamondbacks on Thursday and optioned him to Triple-A Tacoma.
Seattle cleared room on the 40-man roster for Ellis by transferring outfielder Mitch Haniger (ankle) from the 10-day to the 60-day injured list. Ellis saw action in six games at the big-league level with Arizona but has spent the majority of the campaign at Triple-A Reno, with whom he produced a .217/.369/.399 batting line over 179 plate appearances.
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Diamondbacks' Drew Ellis: Designated for assignment
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Ellis was designated for assignment by the DIamondbacks on Sunday.
Ellis has appeared in 34 major-league games over the last two years but hasn't made much of an impact, hitting .134/.268/.207. His absence clears a spot on the 40-man roster for Luke Weaver (elbow) to return from the 60-day injured list.
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Diamondbacks' Drew Ellis: Optioned to Triple-A Reno
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Ellis was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.
Ellis started in just one game after being called up Sunday, and he went 1-for-5 with a double, a run, a walk and two strikeouts during his stint with the major-league club. The 26-year-old should see more consistent playing time in Reno.
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Diamondbacks' Drew Ellis: Enters off bench Tuesday
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Ellis (side) played the final three innings at third base in Tuesday's 8-6 win over Kansas City. He walked in his lone plate appearance.
Both Ellis and Josh Rojas (hand) were held out of the starting lineup but were available off the bench if needed, according to Jack Sommers of MLB.com. Jake Hager started at third base and was pinch-hit for by Jordan Luplow in the sixth. Arizona is off Wednesday, and it's presumed both Ellis and Rojas will be available when the Diamondbacks kick off a four-game series against the Dodgers on Thursday.
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Diamondbacks' Drew Ellis: Sidelined Tuesday
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Ellis (side) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.
After exiting Monday's 9-5 win in the third inning with right side discomfort, Ellis will get at least one day off to heal up. Top third baseman Josh Rojas (hand) is also on the bench for the third straight game, so the Diamondbacks will turn to Jake Hager to man the hot corner.
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Diamondbacks' Drew Ellis: Dealing with side discomfort
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Ellis left Monday's game against the Royals with right side discomfort.
Ellis drew the start at third base and hit eighth, though he was forced from the game in the fourth inning. Prior to his exit, Ellis went 0-for-1 with a strikeout. Jake Hager took over at third base and could see increased playing time if both Ellis and Josh Rojas (hand) remain sidelined.
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Diamondbacks' Drew Ellis: Doubles in MLB return
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Ellis started at third base and went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Cubs.
Ellis was called up to start with Josh Rojas dealing with a bruised left hand, and it's his second spin in the majors this season. He replaced Yonny Hernandez on the roster, as Arizona manager Torey Lovullo told Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic that he preferred Ellis in matchups against opposing pitchers in the coming days.
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Diamondbacks' Drew Ellis: Called up, starting Sunday
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The Diamondbacks called up Ellis from Triple-A Reno on Sunday. He'll start at third base and bat ninth in the Diamondbacks' series finale with the Cubs.
Ellis joins the active roster as a replacement for infielder Yonny Hernandez, who was optioned to Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move. With top third baseman Josh Rojas (hand) getting the day off Sunday, Ellis will slot into the lineup right away, but don't expect Ellis to pick up regular playing time unless Rojas' hand injury requires a stint on the 10-day injured list.
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Diamondbacks' Drew Ellis: Moved to minors
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The Diamondbacks optioned Ellis to Triple-A Reno on Monday.
Arizona swapped him off the 28-man active roster in favor of another backup infielder in Yonny Hernandez, who offers the ability to handle more defensive positions. Ellis is largely limited to playing the two corner-infield spots, and he was unable to take advantage of the early playing time that was extended to him while Josh Rojas (oblique) opened the season on the injured list. In three games with Arizona, Ellis went 1-for-8 with four strikeouts.
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Diamondbacks' Drew Ellis: Takes seat Saturday
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Ellis isn't starting Saturday's game against the Padres.
Ellis started in each of the first two games of the regular season and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. Sergio Alcantara will start at the hot corner and bat eighth Saturday.
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Diamondbacks' Drew Ellis: Gets Opening Day start
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Ellis will start at third base and bat eighth in Thursday's game against the Padres.
Ellis will go from being optioned to Triple-A Reno one week earlier to entering the starting nine for Arizona's season opener in the wake of Josh Rojas sustaining an oblique injury that will keep him on the shelf to begin the campaign. Ellis looks as though he may get a look as a full-time third baseman while Rojas is out. The righty-hitting Ellis is in the lineup versus a right-handed starter Yu Darvish, even though the switch-hitting Sergio Alcantara would represent a viable platoon partner.
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Diamondbacks' Drew Ellis: Logs two plate appearances
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Ellis went 0-for-2 before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of Thursday's 4-2 win over the Padres.
Ellis got the start at third base with Josh Rojas (oblique) on the shelf for the first few weeks of the season. Sergio Alcantara replaced Ellis at third after Cooper Hummel walked as a pinch hitter in the seventh. For now, Ellis and Alcantara will share the hot corner. The organization acquired another player that can play third Thursday, picking up Yonny Hernandez from the Rangers, but he'll open at Triple-A Reno.
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Diamondbacks' Drew Ellis: Back in big-league camp
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Ellis is back with the Diamondbacks in big-league camp Sunday in the wake of Josh Rojas' oblique injury, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
Ellis was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Thursday and will make a quick return to major-league spring training with Arizona in need of more infield depth. The 26-year-old is only 2-for-15 with six strikeouts in Cactus League play, but the injury to Rojas could allow him to snap a spot on the Opening Day roster.
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Diamondbacks' Drew Ellis: Sent down Thursday
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Ellis was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.
Ellis made his major-league debut in 2021, but he failed to land a spot on Arizona's Opening Day roster this year after he went 2-for-15 with a run, two walks and six strikeouts across eight Cactus League appearances. He'll work on developing with Reno and will be an option of fill in as infield depth for the Diamondbacks during the regular season.
Ellis has done very little with his 83 major-league plate appearances this season, hitting .130/.277/.203. He'll head to the minors as the Diamondbacks clear a spot for Seth Beer.
