BALTIMORE (AP) — Right-hander Andrew Kittredge’s $9 million option was exercised Thursday by the Baltimore Orioles, who declined Jorge Mateo’s $5.5 million option and allowed the infielder/outfielder to become a free agent.
Kittredge, a 35-year-old right-hander, was reacquired from the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday for cash.
Kittredge agreed in January to a that includes a the team option with a $1 million buyout. He went 4-3 with five saves and a 3.40 ERA for the Orioles and Cubs, who .
Mateo . The 30-year-old hit .177 with one homer and three RBIs in 42 games, sidelined between June 6 and Sept. 5 by left elbow inflammation.
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