Philadelphia Phillies acquire ambidextrous Pat Venditte from Seattle Mariners

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired switch-handed pitcher Pat Venditte from the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

The Mariners received minor league outfielder Joey Curletta, who will report to Seattle's minor league camp.

The ambidextrous Venditte, 31, has a 6.00 ERA over three innings with five strikeouts in three Cactus League appearances with the Mariners this spring training. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound pitcher has made two appearances with Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic, allowing five runs with four strikeouts and one walk over 2 2/3 innings.

Venditte went 0-0 with a 5.73 ERA over 22 innings with 19 strikeouts in 15 relief appearances with Toronto and Seattle in 2016. He was acquired from the Blue Jays in exchange for a player to be named later on Aug. 6.

Venditte was designated for assignment by the Mariners on Nov. 23 and outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma on Dec. 1.

Curletta, 23, split last season between high-A Rancho Cucamonga and Double-A Tulsa in the Los Angeles Dodgers' farm system. He began the season with Rancho Cucamonga and hit safely in 21 of his final 24 games before being promoted to Tulsa on July 28.