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Giants cut former Dodgers World Series champion two days before 31st birthday
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Pitcher Brent Honeywell 's latest chance in Major League Baseball ended almost as quietly as the last one .
Honeywell, who was non-tendered by the Dodgers after their 2024 World Series run, did not pitch in organized baseball last year.
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In February, he signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants , but wasn't invited to the team's major league spring training camp.
Honeywell was assigned to the Giants' Double-A affiliate to begin the minor league season on March 27. One day later, he was released from his minor league contract without appearing in a game for the Richmond Flying Squirrels, according to his transactions log .
The timing allows Honeywell time to latch on with another organization for the 2026 season, but is a tad bittersweet. The journeyman turns 31 in two days.
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Honeywell is 3-5 with a 4.10 ERA in parts of three MLB seasons (2021-24) with the Dodgers, San Diego Padres , Chicago White Sox , Tampa Bay Rays , and Pittsburgh Pirates .
In the 2024 postseason, Honeywell made three appearances for the Dodgers as an innings-eater out of the bullpen. In two NLCS games against the Mets , he pitched 7.2 innings and allowed four runs. In one World Series game against the Yankees , he allowed five runs in one inning.
Honeywell collected the only World Series ring of his career after the season.
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