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Beaty declined his outright assignment to Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday and elected free agency.

After recently losing his spot on the Padres' 40-man roster, Beaty likely didn't see a path to getting a look in the big leagues over the final few weeks and will instead opt to get a head start on finding a new home for the 2023 campaign. The 29-year-old struggled to make an impact at the big-league level in 2022, slashing .093/.170/.163 over 47 plate appearances with San Diego.

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