Yomiuri Giants outfielder Lugned Odor, a former teammate of Choo Shin-soo (SSG Landers) and Kim Ha-seong (San Diego Padres), has suddenly announced his departure from the team.

According to a report by Japanese sports media outlet Daily Sports on March 26, O'Dowd informed the club of his intention to leave the team, and the club decided to proceed with the release process in accordance with his wishes.

O'Dowd made his major league debut in 2014 and has played for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, and San Diego Padres. He has a career batting average of just .233, but he's been a prolific hitter with 178 home runs. He has reached the 30-homer plateau three times in his career, including setting a single-season record with 33 home runs in 2016.

"I'm very honored to be a part of the Giants," 안전놀이터 추천 O'Dowd said after joining the team's second camp in Okinawa, Japan, last month. I want to work hard to help the team win a championship."

The 178-homer major league hitter was expected to be Yomiuri's new go-to guy, but he struggled to make an impact in exhibition games, perhaps due to the different environment.

In 12 games, O'Dowd went just 6-for-34 with no home runs and no RBIs. On April 24 against the Rakuten Golden Eagles, he batted sixth and reached base three times, but his only hits were infield singles.

Yomiuri offered to send him to the second team to reorganize his batting, but O'Dowd expressed his displeasure, saying, "I can't accept the second team." The club tried to convince him, but he refused to budge.

"Yomiuri was shocked by the foreign batsman's sudden withdrawal from the team just before the start of the season," the media outlet said.