Angels reliever Ty Buttrey has been placed on the restricted list after choosing to not report to the team’s alternate training site, manager Joe Maddon announced Friday.
Maddon said Buttrey, 28, “has chosen to walk away from the game for right now.”
Buttrey was optioned by the Angels on Sunday. He failed to make this year’s opening-day roster after becoming a mainstay in the team’s bullpen during his first three seasons in the majors.
Despite strong seasons in 2018 and 2019, Buttrey struggled in 2020, posting a 5.81 earned-run average and recording four blown saves.