Chris Taylor released by Dodgers, which owes him $ 13.4 million

Los Angeles (AP) – Chris Taylor was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday to clean a grid for Utilityman Tommy Edman, who was activated from the injured list and was in the starting line -up for the series final against the Los Angeles. Taylor, who has played all three outdoor points and the second base this season, is $ 13,435,484 owed from a $ 60 million contract, four years he agreed to before the 2022 season. He is due to the remaining $ 9,435,484 of his $ 13 million salary this season and a $ 4 million buyout of a 2026 club option. Taylor, who is 35 years old in August, was the longest position player on the timetable after the backup catcher Austin Barnes was appointed for assignment on Wednesday. “It was a very emotional week for all of us,” said Andrew Friedman, president of Baseball Operations. ‘Barnesy and CT were in the middle of some big moments for this organization. Both left an indelible mark on our culture and where we are at this point, so the decisions were incredibly difficult. ” But where we are, the division, the composition of our timetable, we felt that it was in the Dodgers’ best interest to win this year in the mail. ‘Taylor had several major post-season hits for the Dodgers, including a run-off of Homer St. Louis beat Wild Card match in the 2021 NL Wild Card match, three Homers in the Game 5 of the NL Championship Series against Atlanta and a lead in the 2017 World Serd Series Houston against Houston. The rise of the rookie Hyeseong Kim challenged Taylor, Kim hit .452 (14 for 31) in his first 14 games after being recalled from Triple-a Oklahoma City and reached in nine consecutive plate performances. “Except for how he’s a short distance, it’s another way. Friedman said from Kim. “No decision is ever made in a vacuum. It is within the context of our timetable and where we are. And he did a wonderful job.” Taylor renovated his swing with the Dodgers of Seattle in Seattle, and was a match in the 2017-23 series, and played six positions and .256 with a .779 Ops, 103 Double play and 391 RBIs. Strike in 87 games. “He’s the perfect pro,” Friedman said. He got better in the field and outdoor field, and he brought the production into the batter’s box. “He was a big part of such success that we enjoyed and can’t say enough about man, the worker, the teammate, the player. He’s one of the hardest guys I’ve ever had. ‘ Right-hand reliever Kirby Yates was placed on the 15-day injured list, a day after he stretched a hamstring against the angels. The Dodgers chose the contract of 33-year-old right-handed reliever Lou Trivino of Oklahoma City. Los Angeles will have to make a timetable again early this week when the right field worker Teoscar Hernández (groin stem) of the injured list is activated. The Dodgers said Kim would stay on the timetable after Hernández returned. ___