The LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization re-signed Dean to a one-year, $1.7 million contract Wednesday, Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency reports.
Dean slashed .319/.384/.573 with 32 home runs and a franchise-record 132 RBI for the Twins in 2024. This will be his third straight year in the KBO after spending parts of five seasons in the majors.
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Austin Dean: Re-signs with KBO team
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Dean re-signed Friday with the LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization, Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net reports.
The new deal is worth $1.1 million in guaranteed money and there is another $200,000 available in performance-based bonuses. Dean, 30, excelled in his first taste of KBO action this past year, slashing .314/.376/.517 with 23 home runs and 95 RBI across 139 games. He had a .228/.286/.390 slash line over parts of five MLB seasons between 2018-22.
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Austin Dean: Signs with Korean team
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Dean has signed a one-year, $500,000 contract with the LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization, the team announced Wednesday.
He could earn an additional $200,000 in incentives. Dean, 29, has a career .676 OPS over parts of five major league seasons.
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Giants' Austin Dean: Outrighted to minors
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Dean was outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday.
After being sent down by the Giants in September, Dean will lose his spot on the 40-man roster now that the offseason is underway. It's possible he serves as a non-roster invitee this spring.
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Giants' Austin Dean: Sent to minors
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Dean was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Monday.
Dean's first stint in the big leagues this season lasted only a few days, as he went 3-for-8 with a walk and a run scored over three contests. Willie Calhoun and Cole Waites had their contracts selected and Patrick Mazeika was designated for assignment in corresponding moves.
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Giants' Austin Dean: Promoted for season debut
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Dean had his contract selected by the Giants and will start in left field Friday against the Cubs, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
Dean was claimed off waivers by the Giants in November and will now receive his first look with the big-league club. The 28-year-old has played in 104 games for Triple-A Sacramento this year and has an .800 OPS with 16 home runs and 51 RBI, and he could operate as a small-side platoon option in the outfield for San Francisco.
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Giants' Austin Dean: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Dean cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Dean was designated for assignment by San Francisco last week but will stick around the organization after going unclaimed on waivers. The 28-year-old will remain in big-league camp as a non-roster invitee but doesn't have a realistic chance to make the Opening Day roster.
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Giants' Austin Dean: DFA'd by San Francisco
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Dean was designated for assignment by the Giants on Sunday, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
The 28-year-old was claimed off waivers by the Giants in November, but he's now been removed from the 40-man roster to make room for the signing of Matthew Boyd. Dean appeared in 22 games for the Cardinals last season and hit .233/.342/.400 with one home run and seven RBI in 38 plate appearances.
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Giants' Austin Dean: Heading to San Francisco
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Dean was claimed off waivers by the Giants on Friday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Dean appeared in 22 games for St. Louis in 2021, and the team recently outrighted him off the 40-man roster. He hit .233/.342/.400 in 38 plate appearances while posting similar numbers at the Triple-A level.
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Cardinals' Austin Dean: Returns to Memphis
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The Cardinals optioned Dean to Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday.
Dean had a single and a walk in four plate appearances after being recalled Aug. 17, and now he vacates the active roster to make room for Dylan Carlson (wrist) to be activated. In 38 big-league plate appearances this season, Dean has slashed .233/.342/.400 with a home run and seven RBI.
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Cardinals' Austin Dean: Called up by Cardinals
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Dean was recalled by the Cardinals on Tuesday.
Dean hasn't done much in 352 career plate appearances at the major-league level, hitting .224/.279/.391. He'll give the Cardinals some additional outfield depth with Dylan Carlson (wrist) landing on the injured list.
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Cardinals' Austin Dean: Activated from IL
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The Cardinals reinstated Dean (wrist) from the 7-day injured list Saturday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Dean fractured his wrist playing with Triple-A Memphis in mid-May after being optioned there May 3. He had 34 plate appearances with the Cardinals in April, and it's unclear whether he'll get any more big-league opportunities in 2021.
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Cardinals' Austin Dean: Cleared for rehab games at Low-A
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Dean (wrist) will begin a rehab assignment at Low-A Palm Beach on Tuesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Dean has resided on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Memphis since mid-May with a fractured wrist, but the outfielder reported to the Cardinals' spring facility in Florida just under two weeks ago to resume baseball activities. Now that he's had some time to ramp back up, Dean will presumably play in a few games with Palm Beach before reporting back to Memphis.
Dean, who has been sidelined at Triple-A Memphis since mid-May with a broken hamate bone in his wrist, has resumed baseball activities at the Cardinals' spring-training site in Florida, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Following an early season demotion from St. Louis, Dean appeared in seven games for Memphis and hit .192 with a home run before being shut down with the injury. The 27-year-old outfielder should make it from Memphis' 7-day injured list before the end of the season, but he may not have enough time to make a case for a late-season call-up to St. Louis.
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Cardinals' Austin Dean: Lands on injured list
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Dean (undisclosed) was placed on the 7-day injured list Tuesday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
The reason for Dean being placed on the injured list has yet to be disclosed, but those details figure to be released in the coming days. The outfielder was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on May 3 after slashing .222/.324/.407 with one homer and seven RBI across 34 plate appearances with the Cardinals.
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Cardinals' Austin Dean: Optioned to Triple-A
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Dean was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Monday.
Dean will make way for Adam Wainwright, who returns from the COVID-19 injured list to start against the Mets in a corresponding move. Dean had been with the team since Opening Day but didn't do much with his limited opportunities, hitting .185/.294/.370 across 34 plate appearances.
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Cardinals' Austin Dean: Drives in two runs
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Dean went 2-for-4 with a two-run double in Sunday's 9-3 loss to Milwaukee.
Dean's two-run double in the sixth made it a 7-3 game, but the Cardinals couldn't get any closer. The 27-year-old enjoyed a solid weekend, going 4-for-7 with two extra-base hits and five RBI over the past two games.
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Cardinals' Austin Dean: Continues making strong case
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Dean, battling for a reserve outfield role, is hitting .348 (6-for-23) with two doubles, five RBI, a walk, a stolen base and six runs across 12 Grapefruit League games.
Manager Mike Shildt has given Dean a long look this spring as he attempts to sort through a number of candidates for a reserve outfield spot. Dean is competing with the likes of Lane Thomas and Justin Williams, and he's outpacing both of his teammates at the plate by a good amount this spring, although Dean's nine strikeouts should temper any expectations for him.
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Cardinals' Austin Dean: Multi-hit effort Friday
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Dean, who's competing for a reserve outfield spot, went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two runs in a Grapefruit League loss to the Nationals on Friday.
The 27-year-old showed some promise at the plate during an extended minor-league career, particularly during a 2019 stint at Triple-A New Orleans while with the Marlins organization when he slashed .337/.401/.635 with 18 home runs and 57 RBI (282 plate appearances). He's received limited opportunity at the big-league level in both Miami and St. Louis but has flashed some decent pop (19 doubles, 10 home runs), and considering his body of work at the highest level of the minors, he's under legitimate consideration for a reserve outfield spot this spring.
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Cardinals' Austin Dean: Returns from IL
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The Cardinals activated Dean (elbow) from the 10-day injured list Sunday.
Dean was surprisingly able to make it back from the IL before the regular season came to an end, but he's not expected to fill anything more than a depth role in Sunday's finale with the Brewers or in any postseason contests that may follow. The 26-year-old has been on the shelf for much of the abbreviated campaign, missing time with a right elbow strain and due to a bout with COVID-19.
