 On December 14 , 2010 , Bautista signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners including an invite to spring training . He stayed with the Mariners through most of spring training but was reassigned to the minor leagues on March 27 , 2011 . In 24 games with the Tacoma Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League , Bautista had a 1 – 2 record , a 4 @.@ 21 ERA , 49 strikeouts , and 22 walks in 36 1 ⁄ 3 innings . He was released on June 30 so that he could join the Korea Baseball Organization . 
