Daniel Murphy Retiring From Baseball
4 years agoFree-agent first baseman Daniel Murphy announced on Friday that he is retiring from Major League Baseball after 12 seasons. The 35-year-old was a three-time All-Star and a .296 career hitter with the New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies. He was the MVP of the National League Championship Series in 2015 when the Mets reached the World Series and was also the NL MVP runner-up in 2016 with the Nationals. Murphy hit just .269 with 16 home runs and 94 RBI in 172 games in his two seasons with the Rockies in 2019-20 and was replaced at first base last year by Josh Fuentes. He hit just .236 with a .608 OPS in the shortened 2020 season. Murphy was the only player to hit a home run in six straight playoff games.
Source: SNY - Andy Martino
Source: SNY - Andy Martino