Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners players: who played for both
Who played for both the Cubs and Mariners?
105 players played for both the Chicago Cubs and the Seattle Mariners between 1977 and 2025, including Henry Cotto, Rey Sanchez, Rick Wilkins and Domingo Ramos. 56 of them played for the Cubs first and 45 for the Mariners first; 4 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Bill Plummer is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Cubs first, then the Mariners from 1978.
- Miles Mastrobuoni is the most recent: Cubs first, then the Mariners from 2025.
- Henry Cotto played the most games across the two: 105 for the Cubs and 588 for the Mariners.
- 10 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Glenallen Hill.
- Most common positions on this list: P (57), OF (17), C (10), SS (7).
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All 105 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Cubs | Mariners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cotto | OF | 1984 (105 g) | 1988–1993 (588 g) |
| Rey Sanchez | SS | 1991–1997 (594 g) | 2003 (46 g) |
| Rick Wilkins | C | 1991–1995 (455 g) | 1997–1998 (24 g) |
| Domingo Ramos | SS | 1989–1990 (183 g) | 1982–1987 (286 g) |
| Gary Matthews | OF | 1984–1987 (411 g) | 1987 (45 g) |
| Jamie Moyer | P | 1986–1988 (89 g) | 1996–2006 (324 g) |
| Glenallen Hill | OF | 1993–1994, 1998–2000 (331 g) | 1998 (74 g) |
| Steve Henderson | OF | 1981–1982 (174 g) | 1983–1984 (230 g) |
| Ronny Cedeno | SS | 2005–2008 (329 g) | 2009 (59 g) |
| Luis Valbuena | 3B | 2012–2014 (347 g) | 2008 (18 g) |
| Welington Castillo | C | 2010–2015 (310 g) | 2015 (6 g) |
| Thad Bosley | OF | 1983–1986 (293 g) | 1982 (22 g) |
| Tommy La Stella | 2B | 2015–2018 (303 g) | 2023 (12 g) |
| John Mabry | OF | 2006 (107 g) | 1999–2000, 2003 (199 g) |
| Bobby Ayala | P | 1999 (13 g) | 1994–1998 (292 g) |
| Larry Cox | C | 1978, 1982 (61 g) | 1977, 1979–1980 (240 g) |
| Justin Grimm | P | 2013–2017 (263 g) | 2018 (5 g) |
| Bill Caudill | P | 1979–1981 (131 g) | 1982–1983 (133 g) |
| Henry Blanco | C | 2005–2008 (208 g) | 2013 (35 g) |
| Lenny Randle | 3B | 1980 (130 g) | 1981–1982 (112 g) |
| Jeff Fassero | P | 2001–2002 (139 g) | 1997–1999 (97 g) |
| Steve Cishek | P | 2018–2019 (150 g) | 2016–2017 (85 g) |
| Milton Bradley | OF | 2009 (124 g) | 2010–2011 (101 g) |
| Doug Strange | 3B | 1991–1992 (55 g) | 1995–1996 (162 g) |
| Dave Hansen | 3B | 1997 (90 g) | 2004–2005 (117 g) |
| Luis Torrens | C | 2023 (13 g) | 2020–2023 (188 g) |
| Carl Edwards | P | 2015–2019 (194 g) | 2020 (5 g) |
| Bryan LaHair | 1B | 2011–2012 (150 g) | 2008 (45 g) |
| Leonys Martin | OF | 2017 (15 g) | 2016–2017 (177 g) |
| Austin Jackson | OF | 2015 (29 g) | 2014–2015 (161 g) |
| Miguel Cairo | 2B | 1997, 2001 (82 g) | 2008 (108 g) |
| Miles Mastrobuoni | 3B | 2023–2024 (111 g) | 2025 (76 g) |
| Felix Fermin | SS | 1996 (11 g) | 1994–1995 (174 g) |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | P | 1991–1993 (92 g) | 1997–1998 (84 g) |
| Steve Trout | P | 1983–1987 (138 g) | 1988–1989 (34 g) |
| David Aardsma | P | 2006 (45 g) | 2009–2010 (126 g) |
| Mike Montgomery | P | 2016–2019 (121 g) | 2015–2016 (48 g) |
| Ozzie Timmons | OF | 1995–1996 (142 g) | 1999 (26 g) |
| Brandon Morrow | P | 2018 (35 g) | 2007–2009 (131 g) |
| Mike Morgan | P | 1992–1995, 1998 (90 g) | 1985–1987 (73 g) |
| Jim Bullinger | P | 1992–1996 (150 g) | 1998 (2 g) |
| Dave Magadan | 3B | 1996 (78 g) | 1993 (71 g) |
| Yoervis Medina | P | 2015 (5 g) | 2013–2015 (141 g) |
| Miguel Batista | P | 1997 (11 g) | 2007–2009 (133 g) |
| Fernando Rodney | P | 2015 (14 g) | 2014–2015 (123 g) |
| Chris Denorfia | OF | 2015 (103 g) | 2014 (32 g) |
| Terry Mulholland | P | 1997–1999 (121 g) | 1996 (12 g) |
| Justin Turner | 3B | 2025 (80 g) | 2024 (48 g) |
| Rafael Soriano | P | 2015 (6 g) | 2002–2006 (117 g) |
| Justin Ruggiano | OF | 2014 (81 g) | 2015 (36 g) |
| Jim Todd | P | 1974, 1977 (63 g) | 1978 (49 g) |
| Shawn Boskie | P | 1990–1994 (109 g) | 1994 (2 g) |
| Chad Meyers | 2B | 1999–2001 (97 g) | 2003 (9 g) |
| Chris Flexen | P | 2025 (21 g) | 2021–2023 (81 g) |
| Andrew Romine | SS | 2021 (26 g) | 2018 (75 g) |
| Jeff Huson | SS | 2000 (70 g) | 1998 (31 g) |
| Matt Mieske | OF | 1998 (77 g) | 1999 (24 g) |
| Mike Brumley | SS | 1987 (39 g) | 1990 (62 g) |
| Steve Clevenger | C | 2011–2013 (79 g) | 2016 (22 g) |
| Scott Sanders | P | 1999 (67 g) | 1997 (33 g) |
| Dave Roberts | P | 1977–1978 (54 g) | 1980 (37 g) |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 2025 (8 g) | 2022 (79 g) |
| Rich Gossage | P | 1988 (46 g) | 1994 (36 g) |
| Robert Machado | C | 2001–2002 (74 g) | 2000 (8 g) |
| Zac Rosscup | P | 2013–2015, 2017 (62 g) | 2019 (19 g) |
| Blake Parker | P | 2012–2014 (74 g) | 2016 (1 g) |
| Munenori Kawasaki | 2B | 2016 (14 g) | 2012 (61 g) |
| Jim Colborn | P | 1969–1971 (54 g) | 1978 (20 g) |
| Rene Rivera | C | 2017 (20 g) | 2004–2006 (53 g) |
| Dave Geisel | P | 1978–1979, 1981 (36 g) | 1984–1985 (32 g) |
| Joe Decker | P | 1969–1972 (55 g) | 1979 (9 g) |
| Anthony Bass | P | 2018 (16 g) | 2019 (44 g) |
| Tyson Miller | P | 2020, 2024 (51 g) | 2024 (9 g) |
| Casey Sadler | P | 2020 (10 g) | 2020–2021 (49 g) |
| Cole Gillespie | OF | 2013 (25 g) | 2014 (34 g) |
| Carlos Silva | P | 2010 (21 g) | 2008–2009 (36 g) |
| Adam Warren | P | 2016 (29 g) | 2018 (23 g) |
| Dave Beard | P | 1985 (9 g) | 1984 (43 g) |
| Rich Bordi | P | 1983–1984 (42 g) | 1982 (7 g) |
| Cameron Maybin | OF | 2020 (18 g) | 2018 (30 g) |
| Greg Hibbard | P | 1993 (32 g) | 1994 (15 g) |
| Mike Campbell | P | 1996 (13 g) | 1987–1989 (34 g) |
| Mike Freeman | 2B | 2017–2018 (16 g) | 2016–2017 (29 g) |
| Bill Plummer | C | 1968 (2 g) | 1978 (41 g) |
| Matt Boyd | P | 2025 (31 g) | 2022 (10 g) |
| Joe Smith | P | 2016 (16 g) | 2021 (23 g) |
| Milt Wilcox | P | 1975 (25 g) | 1986 (13 g) |
| Chris Gimenez | C | 2018 (12 g) | 2011 (24 g) |
| Adrian Sampson | P | 2021–2022 (32 g) | 2016 (2 g) |
| David Phelps | P | 2019 (24 g) | 2017 (10 g) |
| Randy Stein | P | 1982 (6 g) | 1979, 1981 (28 g) |
| Jeff Gray | P | 2010 (7 g) | 2011 (24 g) |
| Joel Peralta | P | 2016 (5 g) | 2016 (26 g) |
| Tony Fossas | P | 1998 (8 g) | 1998 (23 g) |
| Matt Lawton | OF | 2005 (19 g) | 2006 (11 g) |
| Wade Miley | P | 2022 (9 g) | 2016 (19 g) |
| Doug Creek | P | 1999 (3 g) | 2002 (23 g) |
| Shawn Armstrong | P | 2024 (8 g) | 2018–2019 (18 g) |
| Andrew Lorraine | P | 1999–2000 (20 g) | 1998 (4 g) |
| Ismael Valdez | P | 2000 (13 g) | 2002 (8 g) |
| Steven Souza | OF | 2020 (11 g) | 2022 (6 g) |
| Randy Kramer | P | 1990 (10 g) | 1992 (4 g) |
| Kameron Loe | P | 2013 (7 g) | 2013 (4 g) |
| Donn Roach | P | 2015 (1 g) | 2016 (4 g) |
| Seth Frankoff | P | 2017 (1 g) | 2020 (2 g) |
From the SABR Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 3.0), 1876–2025. A season counts when the player played at least one regular-season game for the franchise.Cubs seasons include the Chicago White Stockings (1876–1889), Chicago Colts (1890–1897) and Chicago Orphans (1898–1902).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Chicago Cubs and the Seattle Mariners?
105 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1977 to 2025, including Henry Cotto, Rey Sanchez, Rick Wilkins and Domingo Ramos. A player counts when he played at least one regular-season game for each franchise.
Who was the first player on this list to play for both?
Bill Plummer: Chicago Cubs first, then the Seattle Mariners from 1978.
Who has played for both recently?
Miles Mastrobuoni, Justin Turner, Chris Flexen, Carlos Santana, Tyson Miller and Matt Boyd and 1 more, with a season for one of the two in 2024 or 2025.
Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?
Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the Lahman database links every team-season to a franchise. Cubs seasons include the Chicago White Stockings (1876–1889), Chicago Colts (1890–1897) and Chicago Orphans (1898–1902).
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