Former Phillies pitcher and 2008 World Series champion J.A. Happ recently announced his retirement from baseball after 15 seasons.
Happ spoke about his decision on a recent episode of The Heart Strong Podcast with Jessica Lindberg (via MLB Trade Rumors). He spent Opening Day this season at home with his family and “didn’t maybe feel what I needed to feel in order to think I wanted to keep doing this.”
“Even though I had put the work in to be ready if the right situation came, I felt like it was time to move on and be a dad and dive into the kids,” Happ said.