Mariners Call Up Hoppe, Designate Legumina

0:00On April 21st, Seattle Mariners shaking up their roster, calling up right-hander Alex Hoppe for his big league debut. To make room, they're designating Casey Legumina for assignment. Hoppe's been crushing it down in AAA, and the team wants to see what he can do up top. They grabbed the 27-year-old from the Red Sox back in November, right at the Rule 5 protection deadline. Boston shipped him over for minor league catcher Luke Heyman, since they had no space. Mariners wasted no time adding him to the 40-man roster to keep him protected. Hoppe's off to a hot start this season, tossing eight scoreless innings against 30 batters. He fanned 12 of them at a 40 percent clip, while only walking 3. Last year in AA and AAA, he posted a 4.55 ERA over 61 in a third innings with solid strikeouts and ground balls. His arsenal looks nasty, with a fastball touching upper 90s paired with a high 80s slider he's leaning on heavy. He mixes in a cutter and change up too.

1:02Full slate of options means they can shuttle him back down easy if needed. Keep an eye on Hoppe's first outing. Could be the fresh arm Seattle needs to lock down that pen. MLB news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters on the diamond. I'm Cory with the story.