After playing for seven teams across 16 major league seasons, veteran right-hander Tommy Hunter has announced his retirement from baseball.
Britt Ghiroli of 'The Athletic' had the information on social media:
RHP Tommy Hunter is officially retired, he tells The Athletic. Hunter pitched for seven teams over 16 seasons and is unclear what the future holds. The father of four said he feels like he "might have something to give back to the game."
Ghiroli also noted that Hunter told former teammate Adam Jones back in October that he planned to retire as a part of Jones's podcast, but it is evidently now officially official.
The 37-year-old pitched most notably for the Baltimore Orioles (six years) but also pitched for the Texas Rangers (four years), New York Mets (three years), and Philadelphia Phillies (three years). He also appeared in games for the Rays, Guardians and Cubs.
Hunter served as both a starter a reliever in his career, making 76 starts out of 508 appearances. He started a career-high 22 games back in the 2010 season with Texas. He actually led the league in win percentage that year (.765) by going 13-4. That was his career-high in wins.
All told, he was 56-47 lifetime with a 4.07 ERA. He threw 917+ innings and also registered 22 saves.
Hunter got to the playoffs in four different seasons in his career, including helping the Rangers get to the World Series back in 2010, when they lost to the San Francisco Giants.
He got to the postseason three times with Baltimore.
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