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Woodruff, Lewis among 63 new free agents as 19 players reach deals and teams make flurry of trades
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FILE - Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Sept. 5, 2023. Woodruff was not tendered a contract by the Brewers by the Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, deadline, making the two-time All-Star right-handed pitcher a free agent as he recovers from surgery to his throwing shoulder. - photo by AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File
NEW YORK (AP) — Starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff was cut loose by Milwaukee and former AL Rookie of the Year Kyle Lewis by Arizona, among 63 players who became free agents Friday night when their teams declined to offer 2024 contracts. Nick Senzel, the No. 2 pick in the 2016 amateur draft, was dropped by Cincinnati and Gold Glove catcher Jacob Stallings by Miami.