1.   Cecil Fielder will be he designated hitter.

2.   Leyritz will be used as a role player, sometimes filling in as a first baseman, sometimes a pinch-hitter, and perhaps developing into a right-handed designated hitter.

3.   Nine designated hitters facing nine shortstops!

4.   Seattle also will have first baseman John Olerud, second baseman Bret Boone and designated hitter Edgar Martinez in the AL lineup next Tuesday.

5.   The Mariners welcomed back regular third baseman David Bell and designated hitter Edgar Martinez to their lineup.

6.   To make room for Strawberry, the Yankees designated leadoff hitter Luis Polonia for assignment.