By KRISTIE RIEKEN
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros have released Shawn Chacon, opting to cut the right-hander a day after he reportedly grabbed general manager Ed Wade by the neck and threw him to the ground.
The team requested waivers on Chacon on Thursday for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release. If he isn't claimed by another major league team by Monday, waivers will expire and his contract will be terminated without pay.
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Associated Press
Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday for insubordination after reportedly grabbing general manager Ed Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground.
Chacon (2-3, 5.04 ERA), upset after getting demoted to the bullpen over the weekend, told the Houston Chronicle this problem began when Wade approached him while eating and said he wanted to meet promptly in manager Cecil Cooper's office, the pitcher said.
"I said, 'You can tell me whatever you've got to tell me right here,' " said Chacon, adding that things went downhill from there.
"He started yelling and cussing," Chacon said of Wade, according to a story on the Chronicle's Web site. After responding to him calmly, Chacon said, Wade told him he needed to "look in the mirror." "So at that point I lost my cool and I grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground," Chacon said. "I jumped on top of him. Words were exchanged." He said players quickly separated them.
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