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Oct 24 (The Sports Xchange) - Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon exercised an opt-out clause in his contract Friday and is leaving the organization immediately. Maddon had a year left on his contract at $2 million but now becomes a free agent. He told the Tampa Bay Times that his decision to leave the club was a combination of financial issues and curiosity over other opportunities out there. Maddon said there was discussion with the Rays on a new contract but "we were still too far apart." Maddon said he has no new job lined up but hopes to manage in 2015. Minnesota is the only team without a manager. Tampa Bay was 77-85 this season. It was the first year since 2009 that the Rays did not win 90 games. Maddon is 781-729 in 11 seasons as a major league manager. He was 754-705 in nine years with Tampa Bay. The move comes 10 days after the Los Angeles Dodgers hired former Rays executive vice president Andrew Friedman as their new president of baseball operations. Friedman said last week that Don Mattingly will manage the Dodgers next season, and Friedman reiterated that Friday. - - - Miguel Cabrera underwent surgery on his ankle and foot this week, the Detroit Tigers announced Friday. The first baseman had bone spurs removed from his right ankle and a stress fracture repaired by Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte on Wednesday. Cabrera, 31, suffered through ankle pain all season but still played in 159 games. He hit .313 with 25 home runs and led the major leagues with 52 doubles. - - - One season as a minor league coach three years ago was enough to convince Chili Davis to change jobs. Davis, the Oakland Athletics' hitting coach the past three years, was introduced as the new Boston Red Sox hitting coach. Davis takes over an offense that struggled in 2014 as the Red Sox went from a World Series championship the previous year to last place in the American League East this year. (Editing by Andrew Both)