Update 1/25 17:06: Corey Brock of MLB.com Tweets: ark Loretta has retired and has taken a job in the #Padres front office as a special assistant to the baseball operations staff. #MLB

Brock later says: Mark Loretta: “When you say the word retirement, it sounds like your retiring from life. I’m looking at this as the next step. #Padres

1/23 15:29: ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick reports that veteran infielder Mark Loretta is expected to retire this week and move into the front office with an unspecified big league club.

Loretta has been active in the Player’s Union for years and has long been considered a future manager or baseball executive, according to Crasnick.

Loretta, 38, last played with the Dodgers in 2009. In his career, he hit .295 with 76 home runs and 629 RBIs in 1726 games. In his 15 years, he’s played with the Brewers, Astros, Padres, Red Sox and Dodgers. You can see Loretta’ contract history and statistics here.