On April 29, the day of Great Leagues was marked by the return of Luis Arráez to the franchise of San Diego Padres already in the designation of Gurrer For assignment. The Californian franchise made the decision to leave the Cuban waiting for a potential solution: to be released or take free agency.
In the middle of the May 3, the Cuban’s response was known and was shared through the official profiles of the team: “Inf Yuli Gurriel spent Waivers and was chosen free agent”, reported the communications account of San Diego parents in the social network X.
Yuli Gurriel can sign with any team in MLB
Let’s explain a little how does this mlb rule work? The “waivers” are a mechanism in the MLB that allows the teams to make changes in their roster of 40 players, such as sending a player to the Minor leagueschange it after the deadline for changes or release it. When a team wants to make one of these movements with a player who has no options for Minor leagues remaining or some service time, you must place the player on the “waivers” list, it was precisely the latter what San Diego Padres He did with Gurrer.
In that process, the other 29 teams have the possibility of claiming the player and getting their services. If none does, then it is said that the player “passed or approved the waivers” and in the case of Gurrerwhich has more than five years of work in the elderly, you can choose free agency.
Now, the Antillean can sign with any team of Major League Baseballincluding your own San Diego Padres.
In the MLB 2025 season, Gurrer participated in 16 games in The Majorwithout greater impact. In that period of time, the one born in Sancti Spiritus could only connect four hits in 36 shifts to the bat, leaving an offensive line of .111 on average, .200 of percentage of embasted and PAHOs of .339 with a double, three towed and two noted, not being sufficient for what was required by the San Diego Fathers franchise.
Throughout his 10 -year service career in the Major with Houston Astros, Miami Marlins, Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres, the Cuban hit. He also won a gold glove and two world series.
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