Rumors for Retirement
Danys Baez to retire
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Relief pitcher Danys Baez, has called it a career and has elected to retire, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports.
Last season Baez pitched for the Phillies before he was released in August. In 29 relief appearances, Baez went 2-4 and posted a 6.25 ERA.
In 10 seasons which included stops with the Indians, Orioles, Rays, Dodgers, Braves and Phillies he accumulated a 4.25 ERA, 40 wins and 114 saves in 697 innings.
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Bengie Molina Retires
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Catcher Bengie Molina has elected to retire after sitting out the 2011 season, Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com reports.
In his last season, 2010 with the Giants and the Rangers, he hit .249/.297/.326 with 5 home runs and 36 RBIs in 118 games. That was a sharp drop from 2009 where he hit .265/.285/.442 with 20 home runs and 80 RBIs over 132 games.
Molina posted a .274 avg and accumulated 1,317 hits and 144 home runs in 13 seasons with the Angels, Blue Jays, Giants and Rangers over his career.
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Mike Cameron to retire
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According to the Washington Nationals’ official twitter account, Mike Cameron has informed the team that he will retire.
Cameron had signed a minor league deal with Washington back in December and was attempting to win a roster spot in Spring Training.
In his career which lasted 17 seasons, Cameron accumulated 1700 hits, 278 home runs and 1901 strikeouts.
His best season came in 2001 with Seattle when he hit 25 home runs and 110 RBIs.
Tim Wakefield set to retire
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According to a Boston Red Sox media release, veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield will announce his retirement later today at a press conference.
Wakefield retires with a career record of 200-180, a 4.41 ERA and 2,156 strikeouts over 3,226 1/3 innings pitched for the Pirates and Red Sox over 19 seasons.
His best year came in 1995 (yes ‘95) when he went 16-8 with a 2.95 era in 1195 1/3 innings for the Red Sox.
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David Eckstein Retires
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Veteran Infielder David Eckstein has decided to call it a career according to Nick Carfado of the Boston Globe. The 2 time All Star and 2006 World Series MVP decided to retire even though multiple clubs were willing to give him a shot in spring training. During June of last year it was reported that he was choosing not to play and when asked if he would return to baseball, Eckstein told Mike DiGiovanna of the LA Times “It totally has to be the right situation, but when you say that, it’s like you’re disrespecting the clubs that have talked to you.” Apparently the right situation never arose for the 37 year old middle infielder.
Eckstein has played ten Major League seasons with the Angels, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Diamondbacks and Padres. He is a lifetime .280/.345/.355 hitter with 35 HR’s and 392 RBI’s. He also has two World Series rings, one with the Angels in 2002 and one with the Cardinals in 2006.
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Orlando Cabrera announces his retirement
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According to Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes, Orlando Cabrera has announced his retirement, via a Colombian radio station. Cabrera spent 15 seasons in the Majors spending time with the Expos, Red Sox, Angels, White Sox, Athletics, Twins, Indians and Giants.
Last season Cabrera started off the year with the Indians before making his to the Bay and joining the Giants via the trade route.
In his career, Cabrera posted a .272 avg and had 123 home runs while posting a career .317 OBP.
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Melvin Mora retires for 3 weeks, plans to play in 2012
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Back in late December, we heard Melvin Mora had elected to hang up the cleats for the final time and retire. Today, his agent Eric Goldschmidt told Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi of FOXSports that Mora had not retired and intended to play in 2012.
Mora signed with the Diamondbacks prior to this last season, but was never able to establish his game and was subsequently released in June.
In 41 games with the Diamondbacks this season, Mora was hitting 230/.246/.278 with 0 home runs and 16 RBIs.
In his career, Mora totaled 1503 hits and 171 homers, while posting a .277 avg in 1556 games or 5422 at-bats.
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Kevin Cash retires
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Catcher Kevin Cash has decided to hang the spikes up for the final time and retire, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports.
Cash spent parts of eight seasons in the Majors, breaking in with the Blue Jays in 2002. During his career, he played with the Blue Jays, Red Sox, Yankees and Rays.
Over his career, Cash posted a .183 avg in 641 at-bats. Cash was never known as an offensive minded catcher, as he took pride in his game calling. His career year came in 2008 when he hit .225 in 141 at-bats. He also posted career a high in home runs, 3 and RBI’s, 15 that year.
Though his playing days are over, Cash will now become a Major League advanced scout for the Blue Jays organization. Cafardo describes Cash as “one of those guys you always thought would wind up being a Major League manager.”
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Jorge Posada to announce retirement
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Long time New York Yankee, Jorge Posada, will announce his retirement in the next two weeks, a source tells Sweeny Murti of WFAN.
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Melvin Mora retires
Posted by: | CommentsMelvin Mora has elected to hang up the cleats for the final time and retire, Rafael Rojas Cremonesi of Meridiano Deportes reports.
Mora signed with the Diamondbacks prior to this last season, but was never able to establish his game and was subsequently released in June.
In 41 games with the Diamondbacks this season, Mora was hitting 230/.246/.278 with 0 home runs and 16 RBIs.
In his career, Mora totaled 1503 hits and 171 homers, while posting a .277 avg in 1556 games or 5422 at-bats.
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