The 38-year-old left fielder broke into the majors back in 1994 and ended up compiling more than 2,500 hits, 287 home runs, and a career batting average of .293. He also enjoyed a World Series title with the Los Angeles Angels in 2002 and three All-Star selections.
Anderson spent his first 15 big league seasons with the Halos before joining the Atlanta Braves in 2009 and the cross-town Dodgers last season, in which he batted .181 with two homers and 12 RBI in 80 games.
Yep... it was time to call it quits. The old schooler had this to say Tuesday in a team press release:
"It is with mixed emotions that I have decided to retire from baseball. It was truly a privilege to play this wonderful game and for that I want to thank several individuals."
Happy trails, Gary.
[Big League Stew]
3 comments:
Come on, Sooze...you're hurting me right now? Agreed that it was time for GA to hang em up, and I admit that I had a love-hate relationship with him pretty much the whole time he was on the Halos, but you can't hate on a guy who hung around in the bigs long enough to compile those numbers.
Awww, not don't me wrong. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Garret Anderson. I just think he could've done without the last two seasons. :)
Fair...and I agree, of course (because I think I pretty much always agree with you unless the Halos are playing the Twins or the Bulldogs are playing the Huskies). Happy new season!
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