Juan Manuel Then (; born February 7, 2000) is a Dominican

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who is a free agent. He made his

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(MLB) debut in 2023 for the

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Career

Seattle Mariners

Then signed with the

as an international

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on July 2, 2016. He made his professional debut in 2017, starting 13 games for the

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and logging a 2–2 record and 2.64 ERA.

New York Yankees

On November 18, 2017, the Mariners traded Then and

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to the

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for

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. Then spent the 2018 season with the rookie-level

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, where he started 11 games and posted an 0–3 record and 2.70 ERA with 42 strikeouts across 50.0 innings pitched.

Seattle Mariners (second stint)

On June 15, 2019, the Yankees traded Then back to the

organization in exchange for

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. He spent the remainder of the season split between the rookie-level

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, Low-A

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, and Single-A

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. In 11 combined appearances (9 starts), Then recorded a 1–5 record and 2.98 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 48.1 innings of work. Then did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. On November 20, 2020, the Mariners added Then to their

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to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He played the entire 2021 season in Everett, starting 14 games and struggling to a 2–5 record and 6.46 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 54.1 innings pitched. Then missed the beginning of the 2022 season with an unspecified elbow injury. He was activated in August, and made 10 appearances for the Double-A

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, recording a 5.40 ERA with 14 strikeouts. Then was optioned to Double-A Arkansas to begin the 2023 season. He made 7 appearances for Arkansas, registering a 5.00 ERA with 11 strikeouts and 3 saves in 9.0 innings pitched. On May 6, 2023, Then was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to

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. Then made his major league debut the same day, pitching a perfect seventh inning for the Mariners against the Houston Astros. In 9 appearances for Seattle, he recorded a 4.91 ERA with 5 strikeouts in 11.0 innings of work. On August 12, Then was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A

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. He elected free agency on November 6. https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-11-06

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