Longtime Rockies reliever Rafael Betancourt retired from baseball Friday, according to Diario Panorama.
Colorado cut the 40-year-old right-hander late last season after he was designated for assignment in August. Betancourt had held open a thin hope of returning to the major leagues. He returned last year from Tommy John surgery, and pitched well early before struggling in the later months. With spring training now in full swing, he shut the door on playing again.
“I want to stay involved in baseball,” “>he told the Gerado Boscan. “When I get a proposal, then I’ll see.”
Betancourt, though, will leave the game with some impressive statistics behind him.