Dayan Viciedo Announces Retirement from Professional Baseball

Former Chicago White Sox slugger Dayan Viciedo has announced his retirement from professional baseball.

Viciedo, 37, will hang up his cleats following today’s game with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). The Cuban-born first baseman and outfielder spent the 2026 season with the BayStars after previously starring for the Chunichi Dragons for nearly a decade.

Viciedo played five seasons with the White Sox from 2010 to 2014, appearing in 483 games and hitting 66 home runs. Known for his powerful build and nickname “The Tank,” he was a fairly popular figure on the South Side.

After leaving MLB, Viciedo found a second act and significant success in Japan. In his NPB career, he posted a strong .286/.352/.457 slash line with 1,040 hits and 142 home runs over more than 4,000 plate appearances. He was a consistent middle-of-the-order presence and fan favorite in NPB for many years.

The retirement comes somewhat suddenly in the middle of the 2026 season. Viciedo appeared in 20 games for the BayStars this year before making the decision to step away.

White Sox fans will remember Viciedo as one of the more physically imposing players to wear the black and white in the early 2010s. While his MLB career didn’t reach the heights many hoped for when he was a top prospect, he carved out a long and successful professional career that spanned two continents.

On Tap Sports Net wishes Dayan Viciedo the best in retirement and thanks him for the memories he provided White Sox fans more than a decade ago.