Texas Rangers have notice some signs that may show their first baseman Prince Fielder could retire.
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Fielder hit.212 with eight homers and 44 RBIs in 89 games, although Daniels said Fielder had been playing through pain for most of the season.
The Texas Rangers slugger choked up, shed tears, and was clearly emotional on Wednesday as he said health issues are forcing him to end his career after 12 seasons. He was the seventh pick of the 2002 draft and made his Major League Baseball debut in 2005 for the Brewers.
Fielder underwent neck surgery to fix a disc herniation in July, and his medical condition left him unable to obtain medical clearance to return to the sport.
Fielder, who’s only 32, suffered a neck injury in his first year as a Ranger after being acquired in the now ill-fated one for one swap of Fielder for Ian Kinsler deal with the Detroit Tigers in the 2013-14 offseason. He hit.305 with 23 home runs and 98 runs batted in for the Rangers in 2015. In 2008 though, Fielder did a lot more than hit home runs.
Prince Fielder’s career could soon be over.
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports is reporting that Prince Fielder’s career is over after spending three seasons in Texas. The Rangers would, per reports, collect $9 million from insurance to subsidize the $18 million they will owe him each of those years.
Fielder was shut down for the season on July 20 after being told he would have to undergo neck surgery for a herniation in the C4/C5 area of his neck.
The father and son duo could be seen in Beloit, as well.
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It has been a bad few days for baseball fans, as the sport has already lost two great players in Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez. In an odd twist of fate, Prince will finish his career with 319 home runs, the same number as Cecil, who played for the Tigers from 1990 to 1996. Although he has been known recently for being somewhat injury prone, Fielder was actually once an iron man streak holder, playing in 547 consecutive games. The Tigers were wise to trade him to Texas when they did, although they and Texas will both be saddled with portions of that $24 million a season through the year 2020.
