The Seattle Mariners signed left-handed reliever George Sherrill to a one-year contract.

spent last season with the Atlanta Braves, logging a 3-1 record and 3.00 ERA in 47 appearances.

The 34-year-old Sherrill played his first four seasons with the Mariners, making a combined 145 appearances in 2006 and 2007.

He has a 19-17 record and 3.68 ERA in eight seasons with four teams.