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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Chicago White Sox have declined a $10 million option on shortstop Alexei Ramirez for 2016 and opted to pay a $1 million buyout to make him a free agent, the team announced Wednesday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ramirez, 34, has spent his entire eight-year career with the White Sox after signing as an amateur free agent from Cuba in 2008.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He finished last season with a .249 batting average to go with his 33 doubles, 10 home runs, 62 RBIs and 17 stolen bases in 154 games.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;Biggest off-season storylines to watch: Free agency, HOF votes, more&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ramirez is a two-time Silver Slugger award winner and was a finalist for a Gold Glove in 2014. His has hit for a career .273 batting average with 109 home runs, 1,272 hits and 542 RBIs.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The White Sox may be looking for a temporary option at shortstop as they await the major league debut of prospect Tim Anderson, who played in Double A this season.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Christopher Chavez&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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