The San Francisco Giants made the call on their veteran infielder once he cleared waivers after he was designated for assignment.
The Giants had earlier designated him for assignment, which exposed him to waivers for the rest of the league. But no one claimed. Once he cleared, the Giants had the opportunity to re-sign him to a minor-league deal. But, instead, he is now a free agent and can sign with another club.
Ahmed was in his first year with the Giants after he signed a minor-league deal with San Francisco after spending more than 10 years with theIn 52 games with the Giants he batted .232/.278/.303/.581 with six doubles, one triple, one home run and 15 RBI. He beat out Marco Luciano to be the Opening Day shortstop. But Ahmed hasn’t worked out as hoped and Luciano batted 9-for-24 in a short stretch with the Giants and is now back at Triple-A.
He was batting .212/.257/.303/.560 with two home runs and 17 RBI in 72 games. The Diamondbacks designated him for assignment to make room for one of their top prospects, Jordan Lawler.
By June of 2014 Ahmed was in the Majors and by the next season he was the D-backs’ Opening Day shortstop. Once he overcame injuries in 2016 and 2017 he hit his stride, as he won his two Gold Gloves in 2018 and 2019. He also had his best offensive season in 2019 when he slashed .254/.316/.437/.753 with career highs in home runs and RBI .Matthew Postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets and Houston Astros for Sports Illustrated/FanNation.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
San Francisco Giants' Orlando Cepeda dies at 86San Francisco Giants baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda has died, the team and his family announced Friday. He was 86.
Read more »
Orlando Cepeda, San Francisco Giants legend and Baseball Hall of Famer, dies at 86San Francisco Giants baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda has died, the team and his family announced Friday. He was 86.
Read more »
San Francisco Giants' Orlando Cepeda dies at 86San Francisco Giants baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda has died, the team and his family announced Friday. He was 86.
Read more »
Orlando Cepeda, San Francisco Giants great and Hall of Famer, dies at 86Orlando Cepeda, the San Francisco Giants legend nicknamed 'Baby Bull' who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died. He was 86.
Read more »
Orlando Cepeda, San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer, Dies at 86The San Francisco Giants announced the passing of Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, 86, on Friday night.
Read more »
Orlando Cepeda, San Francisco Giants great and Hall of Fame first baseman, dies at 86Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who was an 11-time All-Star over the course of his Hall of Fame career, dies at age 86.
Read more »