After three All-Star appearances, 153 victories, and stints with eight different teams over a 13-year career, the time has finally come for veteran righty Dan Haren to hang up his cleats.
The 35-year-old Haren officially announced his retirement with a fitting goodbye on Twitter after his Cubs were eliminated in the NLCS by the New York Mets on Wednesday.
Thank you baseball. I played this beautiful game for 30 years. I took my jersey off for the last time tonight. It was an honor. #ithrew88
— dan haren (@ithrow88) October 22, 2015
Haren ends his career with a 153-131 record, a 3.