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The Oakland Athleticshave released designated hitter Billy Butler, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Though the timing seems a bit odd, it makes sense for the A's to simply accept the fact that he's a sunk cost and just move on, particularly after Butler was seemingly the instigator in a locker-room fight recently.
Coming off a World Series run with the Royals in 2014, Butler hit free agency and somehow landed a three-year, $30 million deal from the small-market A's.