 He was called up to the Mariners for the first time in September and made his Major League debut as a pinch hitter on September 7 against the Oakland Athletics and struck out against Sean Doolittle.His first hit was a double off of Aaron Loup of the Toronto Blue Jays on September 3, 2012.In 10 games he hit .227 with 5 hits in 22 at-bats.