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Souza announced Tuesday via his personal Twitter account that he will retire from professional baseball. After he was granted his release from Seattle in late May, Souza took the last seven weeks to contemplate his future in baseball before ultimately choosing to step away from the game. A 2007 third-round pick of Washington, Souza went on to spend parts of eight seasons in the majors with the Nationals, Rays, Diamondbacks, Cubs, Dodgers and Mariners. The 33-year-old outfielder will retire with a career slash line of .229/.318/.411 to go with 72 home runs and 42 stolen bases across 505 games.
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The Mariners released Souza on Monday. The two sides likely reached a mutual agreement to part ways after Souza went unclaimed when the Mariners exposed him to waivers after designating him for assignment Sunday. Souza was moved off the 40-man roster after seeing action in six games for the big club and producing a .158/.158/.158 slash line while striking out eight times across 19 plate appearances. The 33-year-old will look to catch on with another organization on a minor-league contract.
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Souza was designated for assignment by the Mariners on Sunday. Souza was promoted from Triple-A Tacoma on May 13 and went 3-for-19 with an RBI and eight strikeouts in six games for Seattle, but he's now been removed from the 40-man roster. Sam Haggerty had his contract selected in a corresponding move.
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Souza is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays. Following his promotion from Triple-A Tacoma on Friday, Souza proceeded to start in each of the Mariners' last five games, going 3-for-15 with an RBI. He could lose hold of an everyday role next week, when Seattle is expected to bring back 2020 American League Rookie of the Year Kyle Lewis (knee) from the 10-day injured list.
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Souza will serve as Seattle's designated hitter and No. 8 batter in Monday's game in Toronto. Following Jarred Kelenic's recent demotion to Triple-A Tacoma, Souza appears to have settled in as a regular in the Seattle outfield. Though he'll be serving as a DH in Monday's series opener in Toronto, Souza manned right field in each of Seattle's three games versus the Mets over the weekend, going 2-for-11 with an RBI.
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