Giants cut former Dodgers World Series champion two days before 31st birthday
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. MORE:…
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. MORE: Who has the highest Opening Day payroll in MLB?
Not the Dodgers 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. 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.