Slugger Ryan Braun retires after 14-year career with Brewers

MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun, the Milwaukee Brewers’ location tally person whose accumulation was slowed by injuries during the 2nd fractional of his 14-year career, announced his status connected Tuesday.

Braun hasn’t played each play and said during outpouring grooming that helium was leaning toward retirement. The 2011 NL MVP made it authoritative Tuesday successful a video the Brewers posted connected Twitter.

“While it’s intolerable to summarize my emotions close now, what I consciousness astir is 1 elemental happening — gratitude,” Braun said.

Today, much than 14 years aft I archetypal took the tract arsenic a Milwaukee Brewer, I’ve decided to retire. While it’s intolerable to summarize my emotions, what I consciousness astir is one, elemental happening – gratitude.

I conscionable wanted to instrumentality a infinitesimal to accidental ‘thank you’.

– Ryan Braun pic.twitter.com/pQxuW9qk1z

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) September 14, 2021

Braun, 37, batted .296 with 352 homers and 1,154 RBIs. He ranks 2nd among Brewers successful RBIs (1,154), extra-base hits (809), full bases (3,525) and doubles (408). He ranks 3rd successful runs (1,080), hits (1,963), triples (49), stolen bases (216) and walks (586). He is 4th successful games played (1,766).

Braun became a escaped cause aft the Brewers declined to workout a $15 cardinal communal enactment successful his declaration past October. He batted a career-low .233 with 8 homers and 26 RBIs successful 39 games past play portion dealing with a backmost issue.

“I person weighed this determination for galore months,” Braun said successful a connection released by the team. “While I inactive emotion this crippled precise much, the clip is close for maine to discontinue from my playing days.”

Braun was 1 of baseball’s champion hitters from 2007-12, but was ne'er the aforesaid aft helium was suspended midway done the 2013 play for utilizing performance-enhancing drugs. He acknowledged that helium took banned substances portion rehabilitating an wounded and apologized.

From 2014 on, Braun ne'er played much than 144 games successful a play and reached the 30-homer people erstwhile aft topping 30 homers 5 times successful his archetypal six years, including an AL-leading 41 successful 2012.

The Brewers program to grant Braun astatine a pregame ceremonial Sept. 26 earlier they look the New York Mets successful their regular-season location finale.