It seemed to be in the cards after the Yankees released him in July, but seven-time All-Star Alfonso Soriano has retired after a 16-year career in the majors.
BREAKING: Alfonso Soriano Announces Retirement after 16-Years MLB Career. @z101digital @ZDeportes @AdamRubinESPN @Enrique_Rojas1
— Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) November 4, 2014
Soriano finishes his career with 412 home runs, 289 stolen bases, a triple slash of .270/.319/.500, three Silver Sluggers, and a pair of top ten MVP finishes. He actually never was a member of a team that won a World Series, receiving only minimal playing time in the regular season (and none in the Postseason) during the Yankees’ championships in 1999 and 2000. He is also just one of four players to put together a 40/40 season, when he launched 46 homers and swiped 41 bags in 2006 with the Nationals.
During his seven straight All-Star seasons from 2002 to 2008, which were spent with the Yankees, Rangers, Nationals, and Cubs, Soriano hit 249 homers and stole 203 bases and hit .285/.333/.531. Only Carlos Beltran went 200/200 over that seven season span, and Soriano was the only player in baseball to rank in the top ten in both of those categories.
Hall of Fame? Nah. But congratulations on a great career, Alfonso.
