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O'Conner (back) cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Durham, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
O'Conner was DFA'd earlier in the month after the Rays signed Wilson Ramos, and given his lack of movement through the Rays organization, no team bit on his services. The 24-year-old is also recovering from some back surgeries and potentially could miss most if not all of the 2017 season, so that added wrinkle may have played a part in all of this as well. Regardless, he'll continue to rehab his back as the offseason rolls along with the hope of returning at the tail-end of the upcoming year.
