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The Chicago White Sox have released pitcher Mat Latos and have signed first baseman Justin Morneau.
The team released Latos after he recorded a 7.25 ERA over his last seven starts. The White Sox have lost 20 of their last 26 games after a 23-10 start to the season.
Before the slump, Latos was 4-0 with just a 0.74 ERA to start off the season. But due to the slump, and his performance on Tuesday where he gave up six runs off of five hits in 4 2/3 innings pitched in a 10-5 loss to the Washington Nationals, the White Sox had to cut him.
To replace Latos, the Sox have purchased the contract of right-hander Tyler Danish from Double-A Birmingham.
As far as Morneau, the Sox placed him on the 15-day DL after signing the veteran to a one-year, $1 million deal. He was a four-time All-Star and an AL MVP, mostly with the Minnesota Twins. In the beginning of the year, Morneau was not signed by any team due to offseason elbow surgery.
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