New Seattle Mariners Pitcher Makes Team History as 1,000th Player to Play For Organization

Even though the Seattle Mariners lost on Wednesday to the Minnesota Twins, reliever Kirby Snead became a fun part of team history. He threw a scoreless inning and became the 1,000th player to ever suit up for the organization.

Mar 8, 2024; Mesa, Arizona, USA; Seattle Mariners pitcher Kirby Snead (43) throws in the second / Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports

The Seattle Mariners lost to the Minnesota Twins, 6-3, on Wednesday night to fall to 20-17 on the season.

The loss was disappointing as Seattle has now dropped two of the first three games in the series, but it wasn't a total bust as reliever Kirby Snead made some fun team history in his season debut.

Per Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710:

Kirby Snead is up in the Mariners pen. When he enters the game he will become the the 1,000th all-time player in franchise history.

Kirby Snead is up in the Mariners pen. When he enters the game he will become the the 1,000th all-time player in franchise history.

— Shannon Drayer (@shannondrayer) May 9, 2024

Snead got the call to the big leagues on Wednesday because of an unfortunate leg injury suffered by Tayler Saucedo in Tuesday's win. Snead tossed a scoreless inning, registering one strikeout and surrendering no hits.

The 29-year-old was signed this offseason and had begun the year in the minor leagues. He made his Major League debut back in 2021 with the Toronto Blue Jays and spent the previous two seasons with the Oakland Athletics. In 69 career appearances, he's now 2-4 with a 5.12 ERA.

With Saucedo likely sidelined for the foreseeable future, Snead will likely be called upon to get lefties out and to take middle innings, much like he did on Wednesday night.

The Mariners will look to even the series with the Twins on Thursday afternoon. First pitch from Target Field is set for 1:10 p.m. ET as right-handers Logan Gilbert (SEA) and Pablo Lopez (MIN) square off.

Gilbert is 3-0 with a 1.59 EA in the early going while Lopez is 3-2 with a 4.30 ERA.

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