Feeling the financial pinch from a shortened season, Cleveland declined Hand's $10 million contract option on Friday and also chose not to exercise options for either first baseman Carlos Santana ($17.5 million) or outfielder Domingo Santana ($5 million). CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe team owes buyouts of $1 million to Hand, $500,000 to Carlos Santana and $250,000 to Domingo Santana, who are all free agents. “With Brad it was a really difficult decision,” said Chris Antonetti, the team's President of Baseball Operations. Carlos Santana struggled in his second season back in Cleveland after leaving as a free agent in 2018. Antonetti said it's possible the club could re-sign the 34-year-old Santana, who has spent 10 seasons with the Indians.

Source: Fox News October 31, 2020 14:26 UTC