Former Texas Rangers reliever David Robertson announced Friday that he is hanging up the spikes.
The 17-year MLB veteran posted his announcement on social media.
“Saying goodbye isn’t easy, but I do so with deep gratitude for every opportunity, challenge, and memory. I’ll forever be thankful for the game and for everyone who made this journey extraordinary,” he wrote.
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The-40-year-old right-hander thanked his family as well as those across baseball who were part of his baseball journey.
That journey included stints with eight different MLB teams, among them a one-year stay with the Rangers in 2024. He will be most remembered for his nine seasons with the New York Yankees, the team that drafted him in 2006.
He made his MLB debut in 2008 and was part of the Yankees’ last World Series-winning team in 2009. He was named to his only All-Star Game in 2011 when he pitched to a 1.08 ERA across 70 games for New York, earning Cy Young and MVP votes.
Robertson was effective in his lone season with Texas, putting up a 3.00 ERA in 68 appearances primarily as a setup man in the seventh and eighth innings.
He retires with a 2.93 ERA, 1,176 strikeouts and 179 saves across nearly 900 innings pitched.
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