Brown to call it a career
Monday, February
20th
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Former New York Yankees pitcher Kevin
Brown has reportedly decided to retire.
The New York Times reported on Sunday that Brown will call it quits
because of his back. The 40-year-old made just 13 starts last season
with the Yankees, recording a 4-7 record with a 6.50 earned run average
in 73.1 innings.
Brown was placed on the disabled list three times last year and hasn't
pitched since a July 23 loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
"Kevin didn't have me pursue any teams because he wanted to see how his
health was," Scott Boras, Brown's agent, told the newspaper. "He decided
after the painful process last year he was not going to play. His arm is
still remarkably good, but it's about his back."
Last season also marked the end of Browns' seven-year, $105 million
contract he had signed in December of 1998 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
After the 2003 season, the Dodgers sent Brown to New York for pitchers
Jeff Weaver and Yhency Brazoban.
Brown started his major league career with Texas in 1986 and he has also
pitched for Baltimore, Florida and San Diego, and has a mark of 211-144
with a 3.28 ERA in 486 games (476 starts). He also whiffed 2,397 batters
in his career, including 257 in 1998.
He helped lead the Florida Marlins to a World Series Championship in
1997 and then took the Padres to the World Series the following season
before San Diego was defeated by the Yankees.
Source: Vipsports |
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