Slater exercises release clause in contract with Tigers

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Outfielder Austin Slater has exercised the release clause in the minor-league contract he had signed with the Detroit Tigers.

Slater's contract enabled him to get released if he wasn't going to make Detroit's season-opening roster.

Slater, 33, hit .216 with a .270 on-base percentage, five homers and 13 RBIs in 65 combined games with the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees last season.

He has batted .248 with a .336 on-base percentage, 45 homers and 184 RBIs in a nine-year career that has included stints with the San Francisco Giants (2017-24), Cincinnati Reds (2024), Baltimore Orioles (2024), White Sox (2025) and Yankees (2025).

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