Only 287 players in the 100-plus year history of Major League Baseball have ended their careers with 2,000 or more hits. Ian Kinsler will walk away from the game, just a single hit shy of joining that club.
After 14 seasons, Kinsler is retiring from the sport. He told The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal that a herniated cervical disk that ended his 2019 season in August played a role in his conclusion.
“To be honest, it was a factor in my decision,” Kinsler told Rosenthal. “My pride wouldn’t let me go halfway at something that I’ve been doing at 100 percent for my whole baseball life.