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Royals decline $8 million option for 2013 on Soria

Associated Press
10/31/2012 2:13:30 PM

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Royals have declined their 2013 option on Joakim Soria after he missed all of last season because of Tommy John surgery, making the former All-Star closer a free agent.

The Royals chose to exercise a $750,000 buyout clause on the right-hander Wednesday rather than the $8 million option for next season. Even though Soria is a free agent, both sides have expressed interest in working out a new contract.

Soria missed the 2003 season with his first Tommy John

(Photo: Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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