Former New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler will be suspended for the 2024 season for what Major League Baseball called “manipulation of injured list guidelines.” Eppler will serve his suspension on the ineligible list.
The New York Mets' pitching staff did not get the job done last season largely due to underperformance and injuries. One of the Mets who was released midseason following a decline in production recently decided to hang up the cleats after spending three years in New York.
As teams are navigating their offseason plans, players are also doing the same thing. Not only are they weighing options about free agency, opportunities in the majors or minors, and other factors about the rest of their careers, but some are ready to hang up the cleats entirely.
A former Phillies reliever announced his official retirement on Wednesday. Right-hander Tommy Hunter is calling it a career after 16 seasons, he told The Athletic‘s Britt Ghiroli.
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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.