Sasser was granted free agent status after the season, signing a two-year contract with the Seattle Mariners. He appeared in 83 games as a backup in the season where he hit for only a .218 batting average. Seattle demoted him to third-string catcher after that season, appearing in only three games with them in the season, going hitless in three games before getting released. Sasser then signed a contract with the San Diego Padres on May 20, 1994 but was released a month later without ever playing in a game. Sasser re-signed with the Pirates for the season but played in only fourteen games, getting four hits in 26 at-bats before being released in mid-May and retired as an active player.