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Outfielder Austin Slater exercises release clause in his contract with Tigers

By The Associated Press

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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Trevor Rogers throws 7 shutout innings to carry Orioles past Twins 2-1

By The Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP) — Trevor Rogers pitched seven shutout innings and Colton Cowser and Blaze Alexander had seventh-inning RBIs to give the Baltimore Orioles a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on opening day Thursday. Following a stellar 2025 season in which he went 9-3 with a 1.81 ERA, Rogers picked up where he left off in front of a sellout crowd at Camden Yards for the earliest opener in franchise history. The lefty allowed three hits, walked four and was especially effective when stuck in a jam. Rogers (1-0) induced three double plays and limited Minnesota to 1-for-11 batting with runners in scoring position. Twins righty Joe Ryan was every bit as good. In his second career opening day start, Ryan allowed one hit and two walks over 5 1/3 innings.
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