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Royals release 3B/OF Dozier; still owe over $16M

Royals release 3B/OF Dozier; still owe over M

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“It was an extremely tough decision based on who he is as a person, as a teammate, as a worker,” Royals skipper Matt Quatraro said earlier this week. “We think the world of him as a person.”

Dozier is a career .238/.305/.420 hitter with 73 homers and 235 RBIs in 594 games, all with the Royals. His best season was 2019 with 26 homers, an MLB-leading 10 triples and 84 RBIs.