Ty Buttrey announces he’s walking away from baseball

On Friday, Joe Maddon told reporters that pitcher Ty Buttrey refused to report to the team’s alternate site, thus putting him on the restricted list. According to Maddon, he was told that Buttrey has chosen to walk away from the game.

This came as a major surprise, as the 28-year-old is right in the prime of his career. However, it looks as if Buttrey is content with stepping away from baseball. On Saturday, he posted on Instagram a lengthy letter, essentially saying he doesn’t love the game of baseball and will be moving on to different things.

Here’s his complete announcement from his Instagram page:

Buttrey talks about never truly loving the game of baseball or competing.