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• Jesus Aguilar: Signs with team in Japan

  12/20/2023 • By RotoWire

  Aguilar signed a one-year contract Wednesday with the Seibu Lions in Japan. Aguilar slashed just .221/.281/.385 over 36 games (115 plate appearances) last season with the Athletics before being released in June. He then joined Atlanta on a minor-league deal and played out the remainder of the 2023 campaign at Triple-A Gwinnett. The 33-year-old first baseman will look to rediscover his power stroke in Nippon Professional Baseball.

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• Braves' Jesus Aguilar: Signs minor-league pact

  06/14/2023 • By RotoWire

  Atlanta signed Aguilar to a minor-league contract Tuesday. Aguilar was released by the Athletics on June 4, and the veteran first baseman has found a new home a little over a week later. The 32-year-old slashed .221/.281/.325 with five homers over 36 games with Oakland before he was booted off the roster. Aguilar could provide bench help for Atlanta in 2023, but the team will have to add him to the 40-man roster in order to promote him to the big-league club.

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• Jesus Aguilar: Let go by Oakland

  06/04/2023 • By RotoWire

  Aguilar was released by the Athletics on Sunday. Aguilar was designated for assignment by Oakland on Monday, and he'll become a free agent after going unclaimed on waivers. The 32-year-old has slashed .221/.281/.385 with five home runs, nine RBI and eight runs over 36 games this season.

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• Athletics' Jesus Aguilar: Dropped from 40-man roster

  05/29/2023 • By RotoWire

  The Athletics will designate Aguilar for assignment Monday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports. The 32-year-old has struggled to a .221/.281/.385 slash line this season while striking out 27.2 percent of the time. That being said, he's batting .280 with four home runs, eight RBI and five runs over 50 at-bats versus southpaws in 2023, making him a potential platoon option at first base or designated hitter for another squad. He'll first be subject to the waiver process, but if he goes unclaimed, he'll likely elect free agency and then look to catch on with another organization.

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• Athletics' Jesus Aguilar: Filling short-side platoon role

  05/07/2023 • By RotoWire

  Aguilar will serve as Oakland's designated hitter and cleanup batter in Sunday's game against the Royals. Though he'll enter the lineup with southpaw Ryan Yarbrough on the bump for Kansas City, Aguilar appears to have settled into a pure short-side platoon role for the Athletics at this stage. The 32-year-old has been on the bench in five of Oakland's last six matchups against right-handed starting pitchers.

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