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Orioles catcher Castillo declines a $7 million player option

Published Nov. 6, 2017 4:03 p.m. ET

BALTIMORE (AP) Orioles catcher Welington Castillo has declined a $7 million player option for the 2018 season, opting to become a free agent.

Castillo signed a $6 million, one-year deal with Baltimore last November that included the option.

He played in 96 games for the Orioles, batting .282 with 20 homers and 53 RBIs.

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