Former MLB All-Star Kyle Gibson announces retirement
Gibson, a first-round pick in the 2009 Draft by the Twins, last appeared for the Orioles earlier this season before the franchise released him. He then joined the Rays on a minor league contract.
And after failing to land with another big league squad, Gibson has revealed he decided to hang his cleats up.
'It's been exciting being home and exciting kind of turning the page to a new chapter,' Gibson said on the 'Serving It Up' podcast.
'I've kind of taken the last couple weeks to call people and text people that I really wanted to let know in person and I'm going to take the next few days and try to write something up and make sure that I can properly thank everybody that needs to be thanked for the last 15-16 years in professional baseball.'
Gibson, who ends his 13-year career with a 4.60 ERA, added that he made his decision 'a couple weeks ago.'
The Greenfield, Indiana native spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Twins, establishing himself as a trusted rotation arm and racking up 188 starts while in Minnesota.
He then joined the Rangers in the fall of 2019 and went on to play some of the best ball of his career there over parts of the next two seasons, as he was named an All-Star in 2021.
He was then traded to the Phillies that summer, and spent the next season and a half there before going on to play for the Orioles and Cardinals.
In his final season this year, he struggled to the tune of a 16.78 ERA in four games with Baltimore before getting cut.
Per Spotrac, Gibson will retire with over $71million in career earnings.
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