PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- From Daniel Murphy to Jon Niese, Dillon Gee to Bobby Parnell, the Mets have spent the past nine months wiping their roster of many of their longest-tenured players.
Add Ruben Tejada to the list. The Mets, who placed Tejada on waivers Monday, released him on Wednesday.
The Mets are now responsible for only one-sixth of Tejada $3 million salary.
The end of Tejada's tenure with the Mets was a scenario that seemed plausible at the start of Spring Training, but far less likely after Asdrubal Cabrera suffered a knee injury that thrust his Opening Day status in doubt.