For Immediate Release

Saturday, May 14, 2022

MARINERS ACQUIRE INF ALEX BLANDINO AND CASH CONSIDERATIONS
FROM SAN FRANCISCO IN EXCHANGE FOR OF STUART FAIRCHILD
Fairchild was designated for assignment on May 13

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Seattle Mariners President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto announced today that the
Mariners have acquired infielder Alex Blandino and cash considerations from the San Francisco Giants in
exchange for outfielder Stuart Fairchild.

The Mariners Major League, 40-man roster remains full at 40 players.

Blandino, 29, has appeared in 24 games with Triple-A Sacramento, batting .183 (15x82) with 13 runs scored, 5
doubles, 1 home run, 9 RBI, 13 walks and 1 stolen base. He hit safely in 8 of 10 games from April 13-26, batting
.263 (10x38) with 8 runs scored, 3 doubles, 3 RBI, 4 walks and 1 stolen base. He signed with the Giants as a
minor league free agent on Nov. 4, 2021.

Blandino was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (29th overall) in the 2014 MLB First- Year Player
Draft out of Stanford University. He made his Major League debut with the Reds on April 10, 2018 at Philadelphia.
Blandino has appeared in 135 games over parts of 3 Major League seasons (2018, 2019, 2021), batting .226
(53x234) with 29 runs scored, 9 doubles, 2 home runs, 16 RBI, 31 walks and 1 stolen base.

Fairchild, 26, has appeared in 3 games with Seattle this season after being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on
April 30. He was acquired in a trade from Arizona in exchange for cash considerations on April 23. Fairchild has
appeared in 14 Triple-A games in 2022 (10 with Reno, 4 with Tacoma), batting .245 (13x53) with 3 home runs
and 6 RBI.

The Seattle native attended Seattle Preparatory School before attending Wake Forest University. The right-
handed hitting and throwing outfielder was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 2017 MLB
First-Year Player Draft out of Wake Forest. In 355 career minor league games, Fairchild is batting .272
(342x1259) with 189 runs, 70 doubles, 17 triples, 35 home runs, 165 RBI, 48 stolen bases and 137 walks.

BLANDINO’s PLAYING RECORD

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG
2014 Billings .309 29 110 20 34 58 10 1 4 16 0 1 4 16 18 6 3 .412 .527
Dayton .261 34 134 20 35 59 10 1 4 16 0 3 2 13 42 1 2 .329 .440
2015 Daytona .294 80 299 46 88 131 18 2 7 35 1 4 7 31 56 7 10 .370 .438
Pensacola .235 30 115 15 27 43 7 0 3 18 1 1 3 18 21 2 2 .350 .374
2016 Pensacola .232 113 401 52 93 135 18 0 8 37 0 2 7 55 114 14 5 .333 .337
Louisville .270 63 196 29 53 87 14 1 6 20 1 1 7 32 37 1 3 .390 .444
2017 Penscola .259 62 197 31 51 91 22 0 6 31 1 1 5 32 49 3 4 .374 .462
2018 Louisville .000 3 8 3 0 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 .333 .000
CINCINNATI .234 69 128 14 30 37 4 0 1 8 2 0 4 13 41 0 0 .324 .289
2019 Louisville .247 70 239 36 59 89 13 1 5 24 0 0 14 40 73 1 3 .386 .372
CINCINNATI .250 23 36 6 9 13 1 0 1 3 0 2 2 10 14 0 0 .420 .361
2021 Louisville .102 18 59 5 6 9 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 14 16 0 0 .289 .153
CINCINNATI .200 43 70 9 14 18 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 8 28 1 0 .317 .257
2022 Sacramento .183 24 82 13 15 23 5 0 1 9 0 0 2 13 38 1 0 .309 .280
Minor Lg Totals .251 526 1840 270 461 725 120 6 44 209 4 14 55 266 468 37 32 .360 .394
ML Totals .226 135 234 29 53 68 9 0 2 16 2 2 10 31 83 1 0 .339 .291
 FAIRCHILD’s PLAYING RECORD
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG
2017 Billings .304 56 204 36 62 84 5 4 3 23 0 0 11 19 35 12 4 .393 .412
2018 Daytona .250 63 220 25 55 77 14 1 2 20 0 3 2 17 63 6 2 .306 .350
Dayton .277 67 235 40 65 108 12 5 7 37 0 2 8 31 65 17 4 .377 .460
2019 Chattanooga .275 42 153 25 42 68 12 1 4 17 0 0 7 19 23 3 2 .380 .444
Daytona .258 67 248 32 64 109 17 2 8 37 0 3 5 25 60 3 5 .335 .440
2020 Did not appear due to minor league season cancellation
2021 Reno .295 44 156 27 46 88 7 4 9 28 0 2 2 22 39 7 1 .385 .564
ACL Diamondbacks .333 2 6 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .500
ARIZONA .133 12 15 3 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 .235 .200
2022 Reno .162 10 37 3 6 14 2 0 2 3 0 0 2 4 15 0 1 .279 .378
Tacoma .438 4 16 3 7 10 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 .571 .625
SEATTLE .000 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000
Minor Lg Totals .277 355 1275 193 349 561 70 17 36 168 0 10 40 139 305 48 19 .361 .440
ML Totals .111 15 18 3 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 .200 .167

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