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Braves release Bautista month after adding him
Bautista, 37, batted just .143 (5-for-35) with two home runs in 12 games with the Braves.
Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos said the team's staff agreed that Johan Camargo deserved the opportunity to play every day at third base, meaning Bautista would be hard-pressed for playing time.
"As we looked at it, knowing there weren't going to be at-bats for Jose, that's not fair to him," Anthopoulos said Sunday before the Braves' game against the Miami Marlins. "We talked to [Bautista] last night, and just talked it over with him. ... We agreed that if there wasn't going to be at-bats and playing time here, that's not right for him."
Bautista, 37, batted just .143 (5-for-35) with two home runs in 12 games with the Braves.
Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos said the team's staff agreed that Johan Camargo deserved the opportunity to play every day at third base, meaning Bautista would be hard-pressed for playing time.
"As we looked at it, knowing there weren't going to be at-bats for Jose, that's not fair to him," Anthopoulos said Sunday before the Braves' game against the Miami Marlins. "We talked to [Bautista] last night, and just talked it over with him. ... We agreed that if there wasn't going to be at-bats and playing time here, that's not right for him."