Mariners release Kuo
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Seattle Mariners released pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo on Monday.
Kuo spent his previous seven major-league seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, going 1-2 with a 9.00 earned run average in 40 games in 2011. The Mariners signed him to a one-year contract last month.
The 30-year-old southpaw and native of Taiwan is 13-17 with a 3.73 ERA in 218 games (14 starts) since 2005.