Former St. Louis Cardinals utility man, Skip Schumaker, announced today that he will officially be retiring from baseball. The San Diego Padres released the news via Twitter.
Schumaker will hang up his cleats after 11 seasons in the majors, eight of them with the Cardinals. He also played for the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers.
The second baseman and outfielder compiled a .288/.345/.377 slash line and a .722 OPS in his eight seasons with the Cardinals.
Schumaker’s best season with the Cardinals arguably came in 2008 when he slashed .302/.359/.406 with eight homers, 22 doubles, five triples, 163 hits and 46 RBI in 153 games as an outfielder.