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Game over for Milton Bradley

Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge pulls Milton Bradley away from an umpire after Bradley was called out on strikes against the Chicago White Sox on Friday and ejected for arguing. (Associated Press)
Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge pulls Milton Bradley away from an umpire after Bradley was called out on strikes against the Chicago White Sox on Friday and ejected for arguing. (Associated Press)

SEATTLE – Slumping Milton Bradley was cut by the Seattle Mariners on Monday, leaving the temperamental outfielder again looking for a new job.

The Mariners designated Bradley for assignment, giving them 10 days to trade, release or send him to the minors. He was making $13 million this season.

“The situation with Milton is that we determined he’s not part of our future and not part of our present,” said general manager Jack Zduriencik .

Bradley, 33, hit .218 with two homers and 13 RBIs in 28 games. He was suspended for one game last week for bumping an umpire, ejected Friday for arguing a called third strike and booed by home fans over the weekend for the perception he was dogging on defense.

“It was not a particular incident,” Zduriencik said. “It’s just an issue with our evaluations of where we are and where we are going, and our estimates were that he did not fit. That’s why the decision was made.”

Asked if Bradley had a negative impact on the clubhouse, Zduriencik said: “That’s hard to say. I don’t know that. I think it gets down more to what we’re trying to accomplish and where we’re headed.”

Bradley is a career .271 hitter with 125 home runs with eight teams since starting with Montreal in 2000.

Seattle also cut utilityman Ryan Langerhans (.171, 3 home runs, 6 RBIs in 19 games) and called up outfielders Carlos Peguero and Mike Wilson from Triple-A Tacoma.