Two-time All-Star third baseman Todd Frazier has announced that he is retiring from MLB, according to the New York Post’s Greg Joyce.
“It’s been my love my whole life,” Frazier told the New York Post in a phone interview. “It’s very hard to let go. Don’t get me wrong, it’s one of the toughest decisions I’ve ever made in my life. But where I’m at in my career and where I’m at in my life, I think it was the right decision. I think it’s time to be that family figure that I’ve always wanted to be.”
Frazier spent the first five seasons of his career with the Reds after they drafted him with the No. 34 pick in the 2007 draft where he was selected to the All-Star Game twice. He had stops with the White Sox, Yankees, Rangers, Pirates and Mets twice. He’s originally from New Jersey, so playing for both New York franchises was something special to him.
