The Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball signed Vosler on Nov. 28, Yahoo Japan reports.

EDGE Analysis

Vosler, 31, spent most of the 2024 season at Triple-A Tacoma in the Mariners organization, slashing .303/.371/.573 with 31 home runs. He has hit .207/.274/.395in limited playing time across parts of four major-league seasons.

The Mariners outrighted Vosler to Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

He's no longer on the 40-man roster but will remain in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. Vosler has batted only .179/.233/.286 over 10 games in the majors this season.

The Mariners designated Vosler for assignment on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Vosler will cede his spot on the Mariners' 40-man roster to lefty reliever Austin Kitchen, whom Seattle claimed off waivers from Miami. Before he was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Aug. 8, Vosler enjoyed a two-week run in the big leagues with Seattle shortly after the All-Star break, slashing .179/.233/.286 over 10 games. The 31-year-old corner infielder is likely to go unclaimed off waivers.

Vosler was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Vosler will head back to Tacoma after spending over two weeks with the major-league club, going 5-for-28 with a triple, a double, three RBI and two runs scored. The 30-year-old will now have to wait for his next opportunity with the Mariners. In a corresponding move, Dominic Canzone (thigh) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list.

Vosler will start at first base and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Red Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Vosler will pick up his fifth start in six games Monday, but his run of steady playing time will likely soon come to an end. The Mariners have acquired two everyday players in Randy Arozarena and Justin Turner within the past few days, and Vosler looks to be one of the Mariners regulars most at risk of losing out on work as Seattle clears room in the lineup for the new arrivals. Vosler has gone 4-for-18 with two extra-base hits, one walk, two RBI and two runs since getting called up from Triple-A Tacoma last Monday.

Vosler went 1-for-5 with a two-run single and a run in a win over the White Sox on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Vosler gets credit for lighting the proverbial match for what had been a completely moribund Mariners offense coming into Friday -- his timely knock that drove in Jorge Polanco and Cal Raleigh ignited what would be an eight-run first inning and 10-run night for Seattle. The recent arrival slotted in at first base in the big win, and he figures to continue splitting time there with rookie Tyler Locklear for the foreseeable future while also potentially seeing occasional time at third base or designated hitter. Vosler has hit safely in each of his first three games with the Mariners, and Friday's pair of RBI were his first in a Seattle uniform.

Vosler started at designated hitter in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Angels and went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run.

EDGE Analysis

The new arrival delivered the only extra-base hit for the Mariners on another anemic night for the team's offense. Vosler, along with fellow Triple-A callups Tyler Locklear and Cade Marlowe, was one of three new faces in Seattle's lineup Tuesday, and it remains to be seen if he'll be able to carve out a regular role for the short term while the team deals with the absences of Julio Rodriguez (ankle) and J.P. Crawford (finger).

The Mariners selected Vosler's contract from Triple-A Tacoma on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

The 30-year-old has slashed .289/.357/.526 with 20 home runs over 89 games this season with Tacoma, mostly playing first base and right field but also seeing action at third base and in left field. Previous reports suggested that the Mariners would recall Tyler Locklear from Triple-A Tacoma after first baseman Ty France was placed on outright waivers, so Vosler could just be a roster stopgap until France's situation is resolved.

Vosler signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Seattle assigned Vosler to Triple-A Tacoma immediately after his signing, so he doesn't appear as though he'll receive the chance to compete for a spot on the Mariners' Opening Day roster and will instead serve as organizational corner-infield depth. Vosler spent the entire 2023 campaign as a member of the Reds organization, hitting .161 with three home runs and 10 RBI across 65 plate appearances at the big-league level and posting an .815 OPS over 363 plate appearances at Triple-A Louisville.

Vosler elected to become a free agent Tuesday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Vosler made the Reds' Opening Day roster out of camp this past spring, but he was outrighted to Triple-A Louisville before the end of April after slashing just .161/.200/.371 with 25 strikeouts across 65 plate appearances. The 30-year-old corner infielder will probably have to settle for a minor-league contract leading into the 2024 campaign.