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MINNEAPOLIS -- In a move rumored for the last few days, the Twins released second baseman Bret Boone on Monday. Shortstop Jason Bartlett was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to fill the roster spot.
"I just had a gut feeling that something was going to happen," said Boone, who learned of his release Sunday during the plane ride back from Boston. "I had that feeling, for some reason. I knew what happened today was a possibility."
Boone was upbeat in the team's clubhouse Monday as he said his goodbyes. While signing a stack of his bats for teammates, Boone endured some last-minute ribbing.
"That looks like a game-used one," quipped Terry Mulholland in reference to Boone's hitting woes. "You know I love you, Boone."
Boone batted .170 (9-for-53) with no extra-base hits in 14 games with the Twins after being traded from Seattle on July 11. The four-time Gold Glove winner also made several defensive miscues.
"That's not the Bret Boone we know," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "It just didn't happen. He just didn't have it. He feels bad about it. He's a very classy young man."
Boone will return home to regroup and make a decision on his playing future in the next week. If he signs with another team, the 15-year veteran said he wants to work on his swing with his dad for a week.
"I'm going to clear my mind right now," said Boone, 36. "I'm kind of in a fog. I can't really think clearly right now. ... If I go to another team this year, I'm going to be prepared and ready to go."
The three-time All-Star was just a shade of his former self this season. He batted .231 before the Mariners designated him for assignment on July 3. Boone struggled with a hip flexor and vision problems last year, but said health did not factor into his recent struggles.
"That's what's mind-boggling to me," Boone said. "This year I felt good physically. ... I just wish I would have come in and played like I can play, but it didn't work out. I feel bad about that, but there's nothing I can do about it. It wasn't from lack of trying." The trade was low-risk for Minnesota, which did not have to pick up Boone's $9.2 million salary. The team will send Seattle a Minor Leaguer to be named later.
An obvious BIG YES vote from this observer!
MINNEAPOLIS -- In a move rumored for the last few days, the Twins released second baseman Bret Boone on Monday. Shortstop Jason Bartlett was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to fill the roster spot.
"I just had a gut feeling that something was going to happen," said Boone, who learned of his release Sunday during the plane ride back from Boston. "I had that feeling, for some reason. I knew what happened today was a possibility."
Boone was upbeat in the team's clubhouse Monday as he said his goodbyes. While signing a stack of his bats for teammates, Boone endured some last-minute ribbing.
"That looks like a game-used one," quipped Terry Mulholland in reference to Boone's hitting woes. "You know I love you, Boone."
Boone batted .170 (9-for-53) with no extra-base hits in 14 games with the Twins after being traded from Seattle on July 11. The four-time Gold Glove winner also made several defensive miscues.
"That's not the Bret Boone we know," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "It just didn't happen. He just didn't have it. He feels bad about it. He's a very classy young man."
Boone will return home to regroup and make a decision on his playing future in the next week. If he signs with another team, the 15-year veteran said he wants to work on his swing with his dad for a week.
"I'm going to clear my mind right now," said Boone, 36. "I'm kind of in a fog. I can't really think clearly right now. ... If I go to another team this year, I'm going to be prepared and ready to go."
The three-time All-Star was just a shade of his former self this season. He batted .231 before the Mariners designated him for assignment on July 3. Boone struggled with a hip flexor and vision problems last year, but said health did not factor into his recent struggles.
"That's what's mind-boggling to me," Boone said. "This year I felt good physically. ... I just wish I would have come in and played like I can play, but it didn't work out. I feel bad about that, but there's nothing I can do about it. It wasn't from lack of trying." The trade was low-risk for Minnesota, which did not have to pick up Boone's $9.2 million salary. The team will send Seattle a Minor Leaguer to be named later.
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