Veteran catcher Erik Kratz, who had two different stints with the Philadelphia Phillies, is retiring from Major League Baseball.
After playing in 16 games for the New York Yankees in 2020, Kratz, now 40, says his career is over.
“My next season will not be as a player, that’s for sure,” Kratz said Friday evening. “I am deciding to not play. I don’t really know how to say it…I feel like if I say I’m retiring, that’s conceited, to announce my retirement.