Souza announced Tuesday via his personal Twitter account that he will retire from professional baseball.

The Mariners released Souza on Monday.

Souza was designated for assignment by the Mariners on Sunday.

Souza is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Souza will serve as Seattle's designated hitter and No. 8 batter in Monday's game in Toronto.

Souza's contract was selected by the Mariners on Friday.

Souza went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and three additional RBI from a pair of singles while also scoring two runs in Triple-A Tacoma's win over Salt Lake on Sunday. The veteran is slashing .265/.414/.515 over 87 plate appearances across 20 games with the Rainiers.

The Mariners reassigned Souza to minor-league camp Tuesday.

Souza went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a Cactus League loss to the Rangers on Tuesday.

Souza agreed to a minor-league deal with the Mariners on Sunday that includes an invitation to big-league spring training, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.