California native and Angels left handed pitcher Rob Rasmussen announced his retirement from major league baseball yesterday. The news coming just with under three weeks to go before opening day.
Rasmussen was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels on December 23rd, 2015 from the Seattle Mariners. Prior to his professional baseball career, Rasmussen played for the University Of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). His pitching at UCLA helped propel the Bruins to a record 51-17 in 2010. He helped lead the Bruins to the 2010 College World Series losing to South Carolina in the series.