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• Ryan Lavarnway: Closes book on career

  03/22/2023 • By RotoWire

  Lavarnway announced Wednesday in a personal essay posted on The Athletic that he has retired from professional baseball. The 35-year-old catcher will bring a close to his career after most recently competing for Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic. A 2008 sixth-round draft pick out of Yale, Lavarnway saw big-league action in parts of 10 of his 15 seasons in the professional ranks. He retires with a lifetime .217/.272/.345 slash line and nine home runs over 165 career games with Boston, Atlanta, Baltimore, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Miami and Cleveland.

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• Marlins' Ryan Lavarnway: Traded to Miami

  06/22/2022 • By RotoWire

  Lavarnway was acquired by the Marlins from the Tigers on Tuesday in exchange for cash considerations, the Detroit Free Press reports. Lavarnway missed out on Detroit's Opening Day roster and will now join Miami, where he appeared in five major-league games during 2020. The 34-year-old should provide catching depth at the Triple-A level, where he has a .281/.385/.459 slash line in 44 games this year.

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• Tigers' Ryan Lavarnway: Won't make Opening Day roster

  03/28/2022 • By RotoWire

  The Tigers informed Lavarnway on Monday that he won't be included on the Opening Day roster, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. Lavarnway will remain a participant in big-league camp for the next few days before joining Triple-A Toledo on Friday as the affiliate prepares for the start of the minor-league season. He'll likely be the No. 4 option on the Tigers' organization depth chart at catcher behind Tucker Barnhart, Eric Haase and Dustin Garneau.

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• Tigers' Ryan Lavarnway: Joins Tigers

  03/14/2022 • By RotoWire

  Lavarnway signed a minor-league contract with the Tigers on Monday that includes an invitation to big-league camp, Andersen Pickard of MLBDailyDish.com reports. Lavarnway appeared in nine games for Cleveland in 2021 but spent most of the year at the Triple-A level, where he hit .260/.338/.520 with 13 homers in 49 contests. He'll likely serve as organizational catching depth for Detroit this season.

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• Indians' Ryan Lavarnway: Designated for assignment

  09/14/2021 • By RotoWire

  Lavarnway was designated for assignment Tuesday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports. Lavarnway had been serving as catching depth since early September. With Roberto Perez returning from a shoulder injury, he's no longer needed, so he'll be available for the rest of the league to claim off waivers. A 34-year-old with a career .217/.272/.345 slash line is unlikely to be of much interest to many teams, however.

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