MLB News: Former Cubs, Orioles Pitcher Announces Sudden Retirement
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Dan Straily, a veteran of eight major league seasons, and 17 seasons overall in four different countries, has announced his retirement.
Straily, 36, last pitched in the majors for the Baltimore Orioles in 2019, and had appeared in eight Mexican League games in the 2025 season.
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"After 17 unforgettable years in professional baseball, I've decided it's time to officially retire from the game I've loved since I was a kid," Straily wrote in an Instagram post Saturday.
Straily retires with a 44-40 record at the major league level for the Oakland A's (2012-14), Chicago Cubs (2014), Houston Astros (2015), Cincinnati Reds (2016), Miami Marlins (2017-18), and Orioles (2019). He also spent time in the San Diego Padres (2016), Philadelphia Phillies (2019), and Arizona Diamondbacks (2022) organizations.
Pitcher Straily Dan #58 of Lotte Giants throws in the bottom of the first inning during the KBO League game between SSG Landers and Lotte Giants at SSG Landers Field on April 4, 2021 in...
Pitcher Straily Dan #58 of Lotte Giants throws in the bottom of the first inning during the KBO League game between SSG Landers and Lotte Giants at SSG Landers Field on April 4, 2021 in Incheon, South Korea. More
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Straily's last stint in affiliated baseball came with the Cubs in 2024. He made 17 appearances with Triple-A Iowa, going 1-7 with a 5.49 ERA before he was released in August.
With the Diablos Rojos of the independent Mexican League, Straily was 1-2 with a 9.00 ERA in 32 innings this season.
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A 24th-round draft pick by the A's out of Marshall in 2009, Straily debuted three years later with Oakland. In his first full season, 2013, Straily went 10-8 with a 3.96 ERA in 27 starts.
Straily was traded to the Cubs along with Addison Russell in the deal that sent Jason Hammel and Jeff Samardzija to Oakland in July 2014. Russell would go on to become part of the Cubs' 2016 World Series title team, along with Dexter Fowler — whom the Cubs acquired for Straily in a January 2015 trade with the Houston Astros.
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After spending most of the 2015 season with the Astros' Triple-A affiliate, Straily was traded again — this time to the San Diego Padres, in March 2016, for catcher Erik Kratz.
Straily was waived by the Padres and claimed by the Reds three days later. Just when his career appeared to be wavering, Straily turned in the best season of his career: a surprising 14-8 campaign with a 3.76 ERA (113 ERA+) for Cincinnati.
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In addition to the best ERA and won-loss record of his career, Straily's 2016 season also saw him notch career-highs in innings (191.1), games (34), starts (31) and a career-low 1.186 WHIP.
In January 2017, Straily found himself traded for yet another future All-Star; the Marlins sent right-hander Luis Castillo, along with pitcher Austin Brice and a low-level minor leaguer, to Cincinnati in a particularly regrettable trade.
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Straily went 15-15 with a 4.20 ERA (93 ERA+) in two seasons with the Marlins. He went 2-4 with a 9.82 ERA in 2019 with the Orioles, in what ultimately proved to be his final big league season.
"When I was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 2009, I never could have imagined the journey baseball would take me on," Straily wrote on Instagram. "From making my Major League debut with the A's in 2012, to pitching for the Cubs, Astros, Reds, Marlins, and Orioles - every uniform I put on represented another step in a dream come true. I'm proud to have thrown over 800 innings in the big leagues, faced some of the best hitters in the world, and competed at the highest level for parts of 8 seasons."
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