MLB Rumors 2015: Freddy Sanchez Files Retirement
Everyone thought Freddy Sanchez's baseball days were over in 2011, the year he last played in the major league. At that point, no one gave him a chance to be able to come back in competitive pro baseball after going through lingering shoulder and back injuries. However, he never really officially announced his retirement, until now.
The former NL batting champion pondered on a return in the past couple of years, but eventually decided against it on Monday when he announced his retirement. The 38-year-old is a three-time All-Star team member while playing for several teams in a career spanning 10 seasons. He played for Boston, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco.
His finest year came in 2006 when he was with the Pirates. He hit .344 and won the NL batting title on the last game of the regular season. But after that, recurring shoulder and back injuries prevented him from achieving further success in the majors. He last played in the MLB in 2011 for San Francisco.
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He was brought in to the Pirates in a trade with the Red Sox back in 2003. He played well for his new team, but he couldn't duplicate it the following year because of an injury, though he came back strong in 2005.
After winning the NL batting title, he somehow became a prominent and consistently productive player for his team. He is best known for his high batting average. The next highlight of his career came in 2010 when the Giants won the World Series with him on board. This was made possible because of the trade between Pittsburgh and San Francisco. The only problem at that point was that he again injured his shoulder, which later on will become his very last game in Major League Baseball.
He will be wrapping up his career with an incredible 1,012 hits.
