Former Mariners Star Ty France Delivers Heartfelt Goodbye to Seattle on Instagram

It's been just about a week since Ty France was officially traded to the Cincinnati Reds and on Wednesday, he finally delivered his goodbye to Seattle on social media.

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Ty France (2) bats against the San Francisco Giants in the second inning at Great American Ball Park on Aug 4. / Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

After being traded last week from the Seattle Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds, first baseman Ty France took to social media on Wednesday to express his gratitude to Seattle fans.

France posted the following on Instagram, courtesy of Circling Seattle Sports:

Seattle,

It has taken me some time to process everything that has happened over the past couple of weeks. This is not how I envisioned by time ending in Seattle, but I truly want to thank all the incredible fans for your never-ending love and support! Playing for this team and representing this city for the last five seasons has been a dream come true. There was no better feeling than looking around the stadium and seeing fans in their berets and waiving their French flags. The energy you brought to T-Mobile Park nightly was unmatched and made playing for you absolutely electric. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Au Revoir.

Ty France said farewell to Seattle this morning on his Instagram.

As has been said already: always a good dude on and off the field. Not ideal how things ended, but seems like he’s enjoying Cincy. Wishing him nothing but the best, always.#TridentsUp pic.twitter.com/FqkNuFrUBy

— Circling Seattle Sports (@CirclingSports) August 7, 2024

Simply put, that's a very classy response from a very classy player. Though France struggled since the second half of the 2022 season, he was a very popular player with the Mariners and someone who seemed to genuinly appreciate being a Mariner. Because of that, fans certainly respect him and are wishing him well in Cincinnati, where's homered in two straight games.

He hit just eight home runs with the Mariners before being designated for assignment and subsequently traded. He is not the first popular player that the M's have said goodbye to this year. They also traded Marco Gonzales in the offseason to the Atlanta Braves, who shipped him to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Mariners will be back in action on Wednesday night against the Detroit Tigers at 6:40 p.m. PT.

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