Amateur Marjama attended
Granite Bay High School in
Granite Bay, California, and graduated in 2007. He played for the school's baseball team as a
second baseman, due to his small size. He enrolled at
Sacramento City College to play for their
college baseball team. He took a
redshirt in his first year, and played for the school's team for two years. including a .345 batting average in his second season. In 2010, he played
collegiate summer baseball for the
La Crosse Loggers of the
Northwoods League. Marjama batted .286 with two
home runs and 37
runs batted in (RBIs) in 69
games played for La Crosse, and was named a Northwoods League
All-Star.
Chicago White Sox The
Chicago White Sox selected Marjama in the 23rd round of the
2011 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the
Bristol White Sox of the
Rookie-level Appalachian League in 2011, where he batted .221 with seven RBIs in 24 games. Marjama played for the
Charlotte Stone Crabs of the High-A
Florida State League in 2015, and compiled a .302 batting average, nine home runs, and 52 RBI, all career highs. He played for the
Montgomery Biscuits of the
Double-A Southern League in 2016.
Seattle Mariners On August 6, 2017, the Rays traded Marjama, along with
Ryan Garton, to the
Seattle Mariners for
Anthony Misiewicz,
Luis Rengifo and a player to be named later or cash considerations. The Mariners assigned Marjama to the
Tacoma Rainiers of the Triple-A
Pacific Coast League after the trade. He batted 3-for-9 (.333) in five games for the Mariners. Due to an injury to
Mike Zunino, Marjama started on Opening Day for the Mariners. When Zunino returned from his injury on April 20, the Mariners
optioned Marjama, who had batted 3-for-27 (.111), to Tacoma, while keeping Freitas as Zunino's backup. Marjama retired from professional baseball on July 6, 2018, to pursue a career with the National Eating Disorder Association. He applied for reinstatement in 2019, but was suspended for 80 games for using a
performance-enhancing drug, and served out his suspension with a team before he could be reinstated. ==Coaching career==