Mancini, 34, played five games for the Los Angeles Angels ​this season before being designated for assignment on June 17.

Mancini missed the ‌2020 season while defeating Stage 3 colon cancer before making his return in 2021, hitting 21 homers and driving in 71 runs in 147 games for the Baltimore Orioles.

He received the cancer news ​in March 2020 after a routine blood test during spring training. He credited ​his wife, Sara, trainers with the Orioles and doctors at Johns ⁠Hopkins Hospital for making it through the situation.

"We have been through a lifetime's worth ​of experiences together for the last seven years," Mancini wrote to his wife on ​Instagram. "You have stood by my side through both unimaginably difficult and incredibly euphoric times. ...

"I would also like to give a special thank you to both the athletic trainers during my time as an ​Oriole and my doctors at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Simply put, your proactivity and ​expertise saved my life, and I am forever indebted to you all."

In 2022, the Orioles traded Mancini ‌to ⁠the Houston Astros. Though he struggled in the postseason (1-for-21), he ended up winning a World Series ring as Houston beat the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.

"This game has been the focal point of my life since my parents signed me up for T-ball ​30 years ago," Mancini ​wrote, "and I have ⁠immense gratitude for everything it has given me. Thank you to everyone along the way who made it the journey of a ​lifetime."

Mancini registered a .263 batting average with 129 homers and 404 ​RBIs in ⁠836 games for the Orioles (2016-22), Astros (2022), Chicago Cubs (2023) and Angels. He had career bests of 35 homers and 97 RBIs for the Orioles in 2019.

Mancini went 3-for-4 in his first ⁠game for ​the Angels on June 8. He struck out ​as a pinch hitter on June 14 in his final big league game.

Mancini also played 52 games at ​Triple-A Salt Lake this season and batted .273 with six homers and 29 RBIs.

--Field Level Media