Ex-Diamondbacks Star Stuns Baseball World With Sudden Retirement at 29 Years of Age

Baseball careers don’t always end with an amazing farewell tour or a packed stadium giving that one last standing ovation. Sometimes, it’s a low-key, quiet end to the MLB journey. This time, it’s the end of a journey for a player—but the real pain point is that it’s come sooner than anyone would have thought. The player retiring is just 29 years old, Stone Garrett.

Sure, he is not a household name like Mike Trout, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, or so. But regardless, if you followed the Arizona Diamondbacks or the Washington Nationals baseball, you’d know exactly who he was. He officially announced his retirement from professional baseball over on Instagram. Garrett put his emotions into words-

“My time as a baseball player has come to an end. I am forever grateful for the journey the game of baseball took me on. From playing in cities you’d never think of visiting (for better and worse). Traveling across the world and experiencing different cultures. To my parents, who gave me their unwavering support and the resources to succeed from day one, thank you. To my friends who kept me humble no matter what level I was playing at, thank you. To my teammates, coaches, and trainers who pushed me to be the best competitor I was capable of being, thank you. I look forward to using the discipline and habits I’ve acquired throughout my career to make it to the “top” in whatever the next chapter holds. The reward was the journey, not the destination.”