The San Francisco Giants let this Gold Glove infielder go and all he’s done since is sign with National League West teams.
San Diego is six games out of the NL West lead but are hanging on to a two-game lead for one of the Wild Card spots.Before that, Ahmed was with theIn 17 games with the Dodgers, he slashed .229/.245/.292/.537 with one home run and two RBI. He provided solid defense for Los Angeles, but he became expendable when the Dodgers activated infielders Tommy Edman and Max Muncy from the injured list.
Los Angeles designated him for assignment on Aug. 19, and after he cleared waivers he refused an assignment to Triple-A Oklahoma City, opting to become a free agent. His bat and injuries did him in with the Giants, who DFA'd him on July 9 and released him the next day. In 52 games with San Francisco, he batted .232/.278/.303/.581 with six doubles, one triple, one home run and 15 RBI. He beat out Marco Luciano to be the Opening Day shortstop, but didn’t work out as hoped.Releasing Ahmed eventually paved the way for Tyler Fitzgerald, who has been an offensive force at shortstop since being given the full-time job..
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