BASEBALL / SRING TRAINING REPORT
Bret Boone will start the season with the Calgary Cannons instead of the Seattle Mariners.
Boone was optioned to triple-A Calgary Wednesday as the Mariners made their final cuts.
Boone hit .206, struck out 14 times and committed six errors in 22 spring games. New Mariner Manager Lou Piniella was critical of Boone’s swing.
The son of former major leaguer Bob Boone and grandson of ex-big leaguer Ray Boone came up to the Mariners from Calgary at the end of last season.
With Boone gone, Piniella will go with Rich Amaral, who played for Estancia High and Orange Coast College, at second base.
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