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Former beloved Toronto Blue Jays all-star officially announces retirement
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Former Toronto Blue Jays all-star infielder Whit Merrifield announced this afternoon that he has officially decided to retire from the MLB.
Merrifield's last season in the MLB came last year as he split time between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies finishing the season with 4 homeruns and 15 RBIs.
Former Blue Jays all-star Whit Merrifield announces retirement
Merrifield broke the news this afternoon that after a nine year career in the MLB, he has officially decided to hang up his cleats at 36 years old.
Whit Merrifield has announced his retirement after 9 seasons spent with the Royals, Blue Jays, Phillies and Braves. He was an All-Star in 2019, 2021 and 2023. He also led the Majors in hits in back-to-back seasons (2018-19).
Congratulations on an amazing run
@WhitMerrifield
. We're beyond grateful to have been a part of the journey every step of the way.
#TeamWSM
@WhitMerrifield
. We're beyond grateful to have been a part of the journey every step of the way.
#TeamWSM
One of the best seasons of Merrifield's career came during his time in Toronto as he was voted in 2023 to the AL All-Star team and finished the season with 149 hits, 11 homeruns and 67 RBIs.
Merrifield also had quite the message for Phillies fans, stating that he liked them a lot more than they like him but he wished he could have been better during his time in Philadelphia.
«Philly, I liked you way more than you liked me. Sorry I stunk for you.» - Whit Merrifield in his very candid retirement letter
Hopefully Merrifield enjoys retirement and fans get to see him around the game in this new chapter of his life.
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