Following a player throughout his entire career is something special. It creates a sense of pride in the fans knowing that maybe for a few years, he played for their favorite team.
In this case, there are four former Los Angeles Dodgers — as well as current Dodgers outfielder Kevin Kiermaier — who have mentioned retirement at the end of this season or could be contemplating it.
Will Leitch of MLB.com wrote about nine players on Thursday who could be near the end of their careers. He excluded left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw and former Dodgers outfielder Kevin PIllar (who’s talked openly about retirement) but here is a look at the four he did mention.