Former Braves left fielder Hector Olivera was placed on unconditional release waivers by the Padres, who will release him when he clears waivers later this week and will be responsible for the remainder of the $62.5 million, six-year contract.
The Braves traded Olivera to the Padres for outfielder Matt Kemp on July 30.
Olivera, 31, served an 82-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic-violence policy after being arrested April 13 and charged with one count of misdemeanor assault and battery for allegedly beating a female acquaintance in an incident at the team hotel in Arlington, Va.
He did not play a single game for the Padres. San Diego designated Olivera for assignment when he came off the restricted list following the suspension.
Olivera hit .245 with two homers and 13 RBIs in the majors, appearing in 30 big league games and getting 98 at-bats. He will wind up receiving a total of $60,707,650 for those statistics.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
