When Los Angeles Angels reliever Ty Buttrey retired from baseball on April 3, he was not alone in Major League Baseball.
Buttrey said in an Instagram post, “As time went on, baseball became more of a business and less of a game. I couldn’t help but notice my love and passion for this game started to diminish.” Rays reliever Ryan Sherriff, who walked away from the team after pitching in a game on April 2 but has since returned to the club’s alternate training site, told Tom Verducci at Sports Illustrated that he related with Buttrey:
“I understand where he is coming from.