Mets let veteran Cordero go

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Mets let veteran Cordero go
08/14/2005 3:10 PM ET
By Zack Hample / MLB.com

Major League veteran Wil Cordero was released on Sunday by the Mets organization.
The Mets signed Cordero to a Minor League contract on July 30, five days after he was released by the Nationals. In Washington, he hit .118 (6-for-51) with no home runs, two RBIs and 14 strikeouts.
In eight games at Triple-A Norfolk, the 33-year-old first baseman batted .129 (4-for-31) with no homers, two RBIs and 11 strikeouts.
In 14 Major League seasons with seven different teams, including three different stints with the Montreal/Washington franchise, Cordero has 122 homers, 566 RBIs and a .273 batting average.
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