On Thursday, it was reported that former Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Travis Snider has announced his retirement from Major League Baseball following an eight year career.
The 33-year-old made the announcement in an Instagram post and he cited that he was contemplating retirement for a while and that the time had finally come for him to “hang up the spikes.”
Snider was selected 14th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2006 MLB Draft, and came over to the Pirates in 2012 as part of the Brad Lincoln trade.