The joke would be that Bazardo has made the flight from Tacoma to Seattle quite often, but it’s like 45 minute drive, depending on traffic. Bazardo will be a low-leverage option for the Seattle bullpen in this stint and any others that come across.

Bazardo heads back to the minors to allow Seattle to bring up a fresh reliever for Saturday’s game against the Mets.

With Bryan Woo set to return from the injured list on Friday, someone needed to get the boot from the active roster and unfortunately Bazardo pulled the short straw this time around. He’ll continue to hone his craft at the Triple-A level until he’s needed once more.