The White Sox have declined the $10 million option on shortstop Alexei Ramirez, who has played all of his eight major-league seasons with the club. Ramirez, 34, receives a $1 million buyout and becomes a free agent.
Ramirez got off to a slow start in 2015 and hit .249 with 33 doubles, 10 home runs, 62 RBIs and 17 stolen bases in 154 games. He is a career .273 hitter with 109 homers and 542 RBIs since signing with the Sox as a free agent out of Cuba in 2008. He has made 150-plus starts at shortstop in each of the last six seasons.