Blue Jays’ David Phelps announces retirement after 10 MLB seasons
The Toronto Blue Jays introduced Wednesday that veteran reliever David Phelps is retiring from MLB after 10 seasons within the league.
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Phelps, 36, pitched in each 2021 and 2022 for the Blue Jays, and was particularly good final season, ending with a 2.83 ERA over 63.2 innings. He was an necessary presence within the younger membership’s locker room, which the workforce thanked him for in its tweet.
He was additionally on the workforce again in 2019, making appearances in 17 video games earlier than being traded to the Chicago Cubs.
The right-hander had a lat damage derail his 2021 season with Toronto, and contemplated retirement earlier than finally deciding to re-sign with the Canadian membership en path to one in all his most efficient seasons as a professional.
The St. Louis native finishes with a profession 3.80 ERA over 682.2 innings within the huge leagues, and made appearances for eight totally different groups, together with the Blue Jays and New York Yankees.
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