Mariners announce the signing of first-round draft Kyle Lewis, who will take batting practice at Safeco Field on Saturday

The Mariners have announced the signing of first-round pick Kyle Lewis. The hard-hitting outfielder arrived in Seattle on Friday and went through the team’s extensive physical.

Per multiple reports, Lewis – the 11th overall pick —  signed for the slot value of $3,286,700.

He was in the clubhouse pregame and will take batting practice with the Mariners on the field. The team gave him a uniform and Robinson Cano gave him a pair of turf shoes and a brand new bat for batting practice.

Lewis, who turns 21 on July 13,  was named Baseball America’s College Player of the Year and the Southern Conference Player of the Year the past two seasons. He was selected as a First Team All-America by Baseball America following his recently completed junior season. He is also a semifinalist for USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s Dick Howser Trophy. Both awards honor the nation’s top player, as selected by the respective organizations.

This season as a junior at Mercer University, he hit .395 (88-for-223) with 70 runs, 11 doubles, 2 triples, 20 home runs, 72 RBI, 66 walks, 48 strikeouts, a .535 on-base percentage and a .731 slugging mark. Lewis ranked second nationally with a program-record 66 walks and while ranking top-15 nationally in batting average (.395) and top-six nationally in on-base percentage (.535) and runs (70). He compiled a 48-game on-base streak and 27 multi-hit performances this season.

*** Felix Hernandez underwent another MRI on his strained right calf on Thursday, and said the leg was feeling better, but there was still inflammation that must be removed. Hernandez still has yet to be cleared for any activity other than throwing from a chair. He admitted that coming back to soon would be impossible since the injury is on his push leg off the pitching rubber and that his unique mechanics, which includes a big rotation of his hips, would place pressure on the injured area.

*** The Mariners completed their May 29 trade in which they reacquired infielder Patrick Kivlehan. The team sent right-handed pitcher Justin De Fratus to the Texas Rangers as the player to be named later to complete the deal.

De Fratus, 28, was signed by the Mariners in the offseason. He made 19 appearances with Class AAA Taocma, posting a 2-2 record with a 3.21 ERA.

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On this day in Mariners’ history

• 1981 – Julio Cruz stole his 32nd consecutive base in the Mariners’ 8-2 win over Baltimore, tying him with Kansas City’s Willie Wilson for the Major League record. This game in the Kingdome the will be the last game played before the major league players go on strike for 50 days.
• 1996 – The Mariners pound out a club record 24 hits in an 18-8 win at Minnesota. Dan Wilson, who starred at the University of Minnesota had a career high five hits and drove in three runs.
• 2009 – Mariners beat Baltimore 6-3, setting a club record with 9th straight game holding opponents to 3 or fewer runs.
• 2010 – The Mariners suffered their 9th walk-off loss, establishing a club record for most walk-off losses before the All-Star break.  The previous record was 8 games, and that happened twice, one in the 1978 season, and the other in the 1998 season.  The club record for the season is 12 walk-off losses.
• 2013 – Aaron Harang threw a 2-hit shutout, striking out 10 and not walking a batter in a 4-0 Mariners win. Harang became the 3rd pitcher in club history to throw a shutout allowing 2 or fewer hits with 10 or more strikeouts, joining Randy Johnson (4 times) and Felix Hernandez (2 times).
• 2014 – Robinson Can hit his first Safeco Field home run with a 2-run shot off Masahiro Tanaka in the 9thinning, but the Yankees held on for a 4-2 win over the Mariners. Tanaka struck out 11 in the CG victory.

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