LHP Mark Mulder retires from baseball

According to Jeff Fletcher of Fanhouse, left-handed pitcher Mark Mulder has officially retired. “I guess I am [retired],” he told FanHouse on Monday. “I haven’t touched a baseball since February.” Mulder has recently taken on a new challenge – golf.  He has played in nine tournaments and won six of them on the Golf Channel Amateur Tour. As recently as last March, there were rumors that Mulder may give pitching another shot. The 32-year-old had an invitation to Spring Training with the Milwaukee Brewers where many speculated he could bounce back since his old pitching coach from his A’s days, Rick Peterson, worked for Milwaukee. Mulder has a 103-60 lifetime record with a 4.18 ERA in 9 seasons with the Oakland A’s and St. Louis Cardinals. You can see Mulder’s contract history and statistics here.