Orioles outfielder Colby Rasmus told manager Buck Showalter on Tuesday of his intention to leave the team, and the Orioles placed him on the restricted list — the second straight season Rasmus has left his team mid-season.
“Colby talked to me this afternoon, and said he made a decision to go home and discontinue playing, and we’re going to honor that and give him the privacy that he’s due,” Showalter said. “I hope everything is for the best. We wish him well, and we’ll see what the future brings. But I’m not going to get into a lot of details in our conversation.