Ryan Braun
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Officially announces retirement
Braun, via the Brewers' official Twitter account, officially announced his retirement from baseball Tuesday.
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Braun had been leaning toward retiring all season, and he has now officially decided to hang up the cleats. Braun spent his entire career with the Brewers after being drafted by the club in 2005, and he finishes with 352 home runs, 1,154 RBI, 216 stolen bases and a .891 OPS in 1,766 career games over 14 big-league seasons. He was a six-time All-Star and also was the 2007 NL Rookie of the Year and 2011 NL MVP.
Braun had been leaning toward retiring all season, and he has now officially decided to hang up the cleats. Braun spent his entire career with the Brewers after being drafted by the club in 2005, and he finishes with 352 home runs, 1,154 RBI, 216 stolen bases and a .891 OPS in 1,766 career games over 14 big-league seasons. He was a six-time All-Star and also was the 2007 NL Rookie of the Year and 2011 NL MVP.
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Braun's 14th year with the Brewers was likely his last, as the club declined their end of his mutual option early in the offseason. Braun posted an .849 OPS as recently as 2019, but he never got in a groove in 2020 and finished with both the lowest batting average and OPS of his career. He did hit for some pop, still, tallying 16 extra-base hits over 39 games and posting a .256 ISO, a mark that rivals those he was putting up during his prime. Braun is ideally a DH at 37 years old, so his list of suitors will greatly depend on whether or not MLB decides to stick with the designated hitter in both leagues.
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Still leaning toward retirement
Braun visited Brewers camp Monday but is still "strongly leaning" toward retiring, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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No plans to play in 2021
Braun (oblique) continues to participate in workouts but isn't "currently interested in playing" baseball in 2021, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
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Officially becomes free agent
Braun (oblique) was listed on the list of free agents provided by the MLBPA on Thursday, indicating that the Brewers have officially declined his $15 million dollar mutual option for 2021.
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Clarifies injury
Braun, who is not in the lineup for Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Dodgers on Thursday, said the injury he is dealing with is actually a strained left oblique, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
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Not starting Game 2
Braun (back) isn't in the lineup for Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Dodgers on Thursday.
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Could end up retiring
Braun might choose to retire instead of signing with a new team, according to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.
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The Brewers and Braun have been in contact since Milwaukee declined his 2021 option at the start of the offseason, and the 37-year-old could end up retiring. "I'm continuing to work out and stay in shape, but I'm not currently interested in playing," Braun told Adam McCalvy of MLB.com in a text message. "I am enjoying my family and focused on other business interests for now but appreciate the interest I've received and will continue to regularly stay in touch with the Brewers." Braun, a six-time All-Star, has been a Brewer for his entire career but might not be a fit for the current roster anymore.
The Brewers and Braun have been in contact since Milwaukee declined his 2021 option at the start of the offseason, and the 37-year-old could end up retiring. "I'm continuing to work out and stay in shape, but I'm not currently interested in playing," Braun told Adam McCalvy of MLB.com in a text message. "I am enjoying my family and focused on other business interests for now but appreciate the interest I've received and will continue to regularly stay in touch with the Brewers." Braun, a six-time All-Star, has been a Brewer for his entire career but might not be a fit for the current roster anymore.