Right handed pitcher Armando Galarraga has cleared waivers and has accepted his assignment to Triple-A according to Marcos Grunfeld of BeisbolVenezolano.net.

“Galarraga accepted his assignment and he’ll be traveling there in a couple of days,” said Gustavo Marcano, Galarraga’s agent. “We do not know if the Diamondbacks have received any offers for him, they did not tell us anything about it.”

Galarraga was designated for assignment earlier this week. The Venezuela native shot to fame in 2010 after he almost completed a perfect game while with the Detroit Tigers.  A bad call by umpire Jim Joyce led to the flaw in an otherwise flawless game.

Galarraga was admired by the world for his composure and sportsmanship in a situation that many likely would not have been able to calmly handle, but after his last outing he didn’t behave that cool with the media.

“I don’t think his designation was a disciplinary measure against him, the team wants to realize an adjustment and that’s what they did,” added Marcano. “Armando is clear he has to get the outs, he just want to turn the page and show he’s ready to pitch at Major League level.”

Prior to his designation Galarraga was 3-4 with a 5.91 ERA in 42.2 innings throughout eight starts with the Diamondbacks.

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