In an emotional press conference Friday afternoon, 36-year-old New York Yankees first baseman announced that he will retire following the 2016 season. He wore the pinstripes for the past eight years and led the Yankees to their most recent World Series championship in 2009.
The Yankees have only really had three regular first basemen since I began an avid baseball fan in 1998: Tino Martinez, Jason Giambi, and Mark Teixeira. There has been the odd Lyle Overbay and Shelley Duncan in the mix over the years, but they have otherwise been pretty stable at the position.