Dustin Ackley returning to Mariners with minor league deal
Posted Jan 11, 2019
Former No. 2 pick Dustin Ackley is returning to the Seattle Mariners on a minor league deal after spending the past two seasons in the minors with the Los Angeles Angels, according to a person familiar with the deal. It reunites Ackley with the team that drafted him second in the 2009 draft. Ackley had a rocky career with the Mariners after being one of college's top hitters.
(ESPN.com)
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