Dodgers Release Miguel Olivo

The Dodgers have released catcher Miguel Olivo, the club announced via press release. With the move, Los Angeles has 39 slots filled on its 40-man roster.

It is not surprising to learn that the Dodgers decided to cut ties with the 35-year-old, who was just suspended for his disturbing assault on fellow minor leaguer Alex Guerrero. Olivo saw 25 big league plate appearances for the team, and had looked like a decent depth piece with his .368/.407/.605 line through 81 plate appearances at the Triple-A level.

The veteran’s latest actions come after several other dramatic (albeit less concerning) confrontations. He had seemed on his way out of the Dodgers organization in the spring, when he requested his release upon being passed over for the club’s roster formagazine." ""On a sesame seed bun."" "Very illegal." "That gun has a history." "Wanna know about it?" "Tell me." ""Killed a convenience store clerk in LA County, July 1990."" ""Used in a drive-by shooting in San Bernardino County, August 1990."" ""Confiscated by a truant officer of the LA School Board, October 1990."" "Scheduled for destruction by the LAPD six weeks ago." ""Scheduled" for destruction." "But it never got there." "Instead, it found its way into the hands of a 15-year-old boy who fired it on a police officer, your partner." "I thought it looked familiar." "That gun and 15,000 others like it were stolen from a police storage facility before they could be destroyed." "They should be paper clips right now, or license plates." "Anything but a gun."