Outfielder Jermaine Dye will retire from baseball according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.

Early in February reports indicated that the veteran outfielder was heading to retirement. “I would still like to play, but I think my choices have passed and teams have gone with other people,” Dye said.

“I will continue to stay in shape and hopefully someone will call,” Dye said last month. “If nothing gets done by the end of the spring, I may call it a career.”

“I feel I can contribute to a team in a big way,” Dye said. “I guess I’m just shocked that nobody has called. Regardless if a team thinks I have slowed defensively, I think my offensive numbers make a case for themselves.”

The Los Angeles Dodgers were willing to give Dye a Minor League offer this Spring, but he declined it.

The 37-year-old turned down several offers to play in 2010 because he couldn’t find the right deal and his lack of desire to uproot his family. In 14 Major League seasons, Dye is a lifetime .274/.338/.448 hitter with 325 HR and 1072 RBI’s.