After trying to catch on this spring with the New York Mets (why a NL team, wouldn’t it have been easier in the AL), Andres Galarraga announced his retirement this afternoon.
His time in Texas wasn’t the best period in the team’s history, but I always liked him. With his cancer issues over the years, and from what I can tell his general likability, he was someone I wanted to see succeed, even when he was playing for the hated Braves.
This spring, Galarraga hit .235 in 17 games, with a double, three home runs and seven RBI. Over his entire career, he was a .288 hitter, playing in 2,257 games. He had 1425 RBI’s, and 399 home runs, just one short of the 400 club.
There’s more details in a press release by the Mets here.
You can also view my old roster page for Andres here.