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After starting Tuesday morning in the middle of an East Coast road trip with the Rangers, Leody Taveras got the start Wednesday in Sacramento with the Mariners.

The Seattle Mariners shored up their outfield depth when they claimed former World Series champion Leody Taveras off waivers from the Texas Rangers on Tuesday. Two starting Mariners outfielders, Victor Robles and Luke Raley,