Mets outfielder Michael Cuddyer officially announced his retirement on Saturday, citing the litany of injuries that have shaped the last few years of his career.
“It goes against every grain in my body to consider a future without the game,” Cuddyer wrote in his official announcement, published on The Players’ Tribune website. “But after 15 years, the toll on my body has finally caught up to me.”
Cuddyer, 36, missed part of the season dealing with a knee injury. Following the World Series, Cuddyer underwent surgery for a core muscle injury.
“Over the last four years, I was on the disabled list six times,” Cuddyer wrote.