After 18 years and 2,490 long games, 38-year-old Johnny Damon found himself in Auburn, Alabama, waiting on a call that would never come.
A few days prior, the Cleveland Indians cut the aging Damon following the trade deadline after a dismal 2012 season; he hit .222 with just a .610 OPS, both career lows. He packed up his truck and left Cleveland, bound for his Orlando-area home with a few stops planned along the way, just in case a team called and needed him to report quickly.
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