Prince Fielder emotionally announces his retirement from baseball

Sadly, another end to a career seems to be imminent, as Rangers’ first baseman Prince Fielder will likely never play baseball again, says Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, who says that doctor won’t allow him to continue his baseball career and is declared “medically disabled”. That year, he hit.305 with 23 homers and 98 RBI. He played in 809 of 810 possible games from 2009-13 with Milwaukee and Detroit, after playing at least 157 games each of the three seasons before that.

He is guaranteed $24 million annually through 2020, but according to Jeff Wilson with our content partners at the Star-Telegram, the Rangers have an insurance policy on Fielder’s contract.

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. He went through his first neck surgery after playing just 42 games in 2014.

In 12 seasons, Fielder has a.283 average, with 1,028 RBI and 319 home runs.

Mets third baseman David Wright, who is suffering from the same neck problem as Fielder, hasn’t been able to play since May 27, and his future is also in doubt.

FILE – In this July 17, 2016, file photo, Texas Rangers’ Prince Fielder is greeted after scoring against the Chicago Cubs during a baseball game in Chicago.

Despite the fact that his career is ending early, the Brewers were vindicated for taking the risk on Fielder all the way back in 2002. “For about 10 years, he was one of the elite power hitters and baseball players in the game”. He has four years remaining on a nine-year, $214 million contract. He then struggled throughout this year, hitting a career-low.212 with eight homers and 44 RBIs in 89 games until finally getting an exam three weeks ago while the team was in Los Angeles.

But there he was on Wednesday, the six-time All-Star speaking before a packed news conference, bidding an emotional goodbye to the sport due to a neck injury. He finished his career with 319 home runs, the exact total his father, Cecil, hammered. In 2007, he was the National League home run leader and was awarded both the Silver Slugger Award and the Hank Aaron Award for being the top hitter in the National League. That was all after he hit a home run into the upper deck of Tiger Stadium in Detroit during his dad’s batting practice – when he was 12.