Team officials are denying it, but it appears that Benji Urena and the Indians are parting way after twelve years together. Sources report the ball club and six-time All Star are too far apart on numbers to hammer out an extension.
Urena is being honored tonight during pre-game ceremonies for his work in the community, and that irony is not lost on Urena's agent, Slade Mead.
"With one hand they are giving him an award, and with the other they are showing him the door," Mead stated. "Benji wanted to end his career in a Cleveland uniform, but it looks like that is not going to happen now. That's too bad for the fans who have followed Benji all these years."
Cleveland drafted the left-handed outfielder out of Chihuahua, Mexico back in the first round in the 2004 amateur draft. Besides six All-Star Games, Urena has amassed over 2,000 hits, 1,000 runs, and 400 stolen bases. He is in the top 20 all time for those categories in addition to doubles (437), triples (98), and average (.319).
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