August 8, 2008 Wladimir Balentien hit his fifth home run of the season on Friday night as he scored a run and knocked in two.
August 5, 2008 The Mariners recalled outfielder Wladimir Balentien on Tuesday. He hit .196 over 107 at-bats with the Mariners earlier in the season, and he has batted .304-10-31-30 over his last 32 games at Triple-A.
June 17, 2008 Wladimir Balentien has been optioned to Triple-A Tacoma, according to the Seattle Times. As an adjoining move, the team recalled catcher Jeff Clement in hopes to add a boost to the offense.
May 7, 2008 Mariners right fielder Wladimir Balentien says he's been getting lots of airtime on radio and television, not to mention newspaper write-ups, in his native Curacao since being called up by the team last week, this according to the Seattle Times. His family back home on the Caribbean island has given him regular updates. "They tell me a lot of people have been talking about it down there," said Balentien, who hit his second three-run homer in less than a week on Monday night.
May 5, 2008 Wladimir Balentien hit his second home run in his first six games helping the Mariners defeat the Rangers 7-3 on Monday night.
