Perhaps sensing that he wasn't bound for Baltimore any time soon, veteran infielder Miguel Tejada on Monday requested and was granted his release from the Orioles.
Tejada had been working his way back to the majors at Triple-A Norfolk, where, in 36 games, he had been slugging a meager .296 and, as Roch Kubatko of MASN reports, showing diminished range at third base. As such, it's hard to imagine that Tejada is going to find many takers out there.
If this is the end of the line for the 38-year-old Tejada, then he'll retire with a slash line of .285/.336/.457; 2,362 hits; 304 homers; six All-Star appearances; and one MVP award. Tejada's not a future hall of famer, but that's a darn nice career.
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