SEATTLE — One of the outfielders in the Seattle Mariners farm system lived out his major league dreams, albeit for a day.

On Tuesday, ahead of an eventual 3-1 win against the Baltimore Orioles at T-Mobile Park, the Mariners selected the contract of outfielder Curtis Washington Jr. from the High-A Everett AquaSox.

The move was a corresponding one to outfielder Randy Arozarena being placed on the 10-day injured list due to a hamstring strain.

Washington's selection was an emergency situation due to the AquaSox being the only affiliate Seattle could bring a player up from on short notice. The Mariners optioned him back to High-A and recalled infielder/outfielder Connor Joe from the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers on Wednesday.

Washington didn't get in the game Tuesday, but it still represented the culmination of a dream for the 26-year-old outfielder.

Washington was selected in the 19th round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Purdue. This year is his fifth season in Seattle's organization. Before Tuesday, Washington had just two games of experience above High-A.

This year, Washington has slashed .190/.280/.394 with a .674 OPS in 44 games and has hit eight doubles and seven home runs with 22 RBIs.

Despite his brief tenure in Seattle, Washington made a good impression.

"Such a great kid," Mariners manager Dan Wilson said in a pregame interview Wednesday. "And a lot of smiles, for sure, which is really cool. (He) really appreciated the opportunity and it was great to have him here as a part of it and we're grateful that he was able to come down and do it. To see the game a little bit again through a different lens is always a refreshing perspective. Just super grateful for his willingness last night. To see him down here on the bench was pretty cool."

In addition to his solid impression, Washington also earned a nice payday as a result of being on the major league roster.

Washington received a prorated payment of over $4,000. He's still a member of the 40-man roster as of the roster move for Joe on Wednesday, meaning he's eligible to receive weekly payments on the scale of players on the 40-man roster assigned to the minor leagues, which is a minimum of $63,600 in-season.

This is a big jump from his High-A salary, which was $935 a week before he had his contract selected.

Time will tell whether Washington will find himself in a position to make a major league impact with Seattle in the future. But his few hours in the major leagues has made an impression that could go a long way.

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