Mariners trade for Wong

The Seattle Mariners acquired second baseman Kolten Wong from the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday in a trade for outfielder Jesse Winker and infielder Abraham Toro. Seattle also receives cash as part of the deal. ESPN reported the Brewers would be sending the Mariners about $1.75 million. Milwaukee has been shedding payroll this offseason after going 86-76 and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2017. The Brewers picked up the $10 million team option on Wong’s contract for 2023 last month, then traded him away. Wong, 32, batted .251 this season and had a career-best 15 home runs to go with 47 RBI and 17 steals in 134 games. He had a .339 on-base percentage and .430 slugging percentage.