July 28, 1999
SportsLine wire reports

TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays geared up for the stretch run Wednesday by acquiring first baseman

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David Segui from the Seattle Mariners for pitchers Tom Davey and Steve Sinclair.

Segui, a 33-year-old switch-hitter, is batting .293 with nine home runs and 39 RBI in 90 games. He should take over at first base, easing Carlos Delgado to designated hitter. Segui's .996 fielding percentage ranks second among first baseman in baseball history.

Segui returns to Canada, where he spent parts of three seasons with the Montreal Expos from 1995-97. The son of former major league pitcher Diego Segui, he began his career with the Baltimore Orioles in 1990. He was traded to the New York Mets a week before the 1994 season and sent to Montreal in the middle of the 1995 campaign.

A .284 career hitter, Segui is coming off consecutive .300 seasons. He batted .305 last year with 19 homers and a career-high 84 RBI in 143 games.

Toronto has won 20 of its last 25 and leads the Boston Red Sox by one-half game in the American League wild card race.

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