LOS ANGELES (AP) – A proposed multiplayer trade between the Dodgers and Braves that would have sent third baseman Juan Uribe to Atlanta and infielder Alberto Callaspo to Los Angeles has been vetoed by Callaspo.
The deal collapsed because of collective bargaining agreement provision that any player who became a major league free agent and cannot be traded without his approval until after June 15. Callaspo agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract with the Braves in December after spending last season with Oakland.
Uribe, who helped the Dodgers win consecutive NL West titles after winning World Series rings with the Chicago White Sox in 2005 and San Francisco in 2010, is making $6,925,000 this year.
Uribe lost his starting job due to a hitting slump and the emergence of veteran Justin Turner and rookie Alex Guerrero.
Callaspo, who played for the Los Angeles Angels from 2010 through 2013, started at third base and batted seventh on Tuesday night after getting scratched from manager Fredi Gonzalez’s starting lineup before Monday night’s series opener.
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