Tigers will continue to pay as Easley lands job
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Damion Easley has found a new home.
Easley, released Friday by the Detroit Tigers, signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Wednesday. The Devil Rays demoted second baseman Brent Abernathy to Triple-A Durham to make room for Easley.
Easley became the most expensive player cut loose in baseball history when the Detroit Tigers released him Friday with $14.7 million still owed on his contract.
The 33-year-old infielder is in the fourth season of a $28.6 million, five-year contract. The Tigers must pay him $6.5 million this year, $6.5 million in 2004 and a $1.3 million buyout of an $8 million team option for 2005.
Easley will not be in the lineup Wednesday night when the Devil Rays host the Red Sox.
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