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 Despite having another year remaining on his contract with the Mets,
the outfielder announced his retirement Saturday on The Players'
Tribune website.
The 36-year-old Cuddyer, a two-time All-Star, was scheduled to earn
$12.5 million next season, completing a two-year, $21 million deal.
It is unclear whether the Mets bought out the remaining year.
Cuddyer hit .259 with 10 home runs and 41 RBIs in 379 at-bats for
the Mets in 2015. He underwent surgery in Philadelphia after the
World Series to repair a core muscle injury.
"I've made the decision to retire," Cuddyer wrote. "With one year
left on my contract, it is especially difficult...
"It goes against every grain in my body to consider a future without
the game. But after 15 years, the toll on my body has finally caught
up to me."
Cuddyer hurt his knee in July and lost his left field job due to the
promotion of rookie Michael Conforto and the acquisition of Yoenis
Cespedes.
In 1,536 regular-season games for Minnesota, Colorado and New York,
Cuddyer had a .277 career batting average, 197 home runs and 794
RBIs.
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Baltimore Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said the
team withdrew its contract offer to free agent first baseman Chris
Davis.
Duquette confirmed earlier reports that the Orioles took their
multi-million dollar proposal to Davis off the table. That does not
mean the team has given up on bringing him back.
"I'm not exactly sure where that's going to end up," Duquette said.
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Davis had 47 home runs and 117 RBIs this year.
The Orioles met this past week with Davis' agent, Scott Boras,
hoping to re-sign the slugger but their seven-year, $168-million was
rejected. Davis reportedly is seeking an eight-year, $200-million
deal.
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The Houston Astros acquired reliever Ken Giles from the Philadelphia
Phillies as part of a seven-player trade.
Houston also got shortstop Jonathan Arauz in the deal. In exchange,
the Phillies received former No. 1 overall draft pick Mark Appel and
fellow pitchers Harold Arauz, Thomas Eshelman, Bret Oberholtzer and
Vince Velasquez.
Giles, 25, took over as the Phillies closer after Jonathan Papelbon
was traded to the Washington Nationals late in the season. Giles had
a 1.80 ERA with 87 strikeouts in 70 innings this year.
(Editing by Larry Fine) ))
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