Why I Quit Major League Baseball

Why I Quit Major League Baseball
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 4: Adrian Cardenas #45 of the Chicago Cubs bats against the San Francisco Giants during the game at AT&T Park on Monday, June 4, 2012 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 4: Adrian Cardenas #45 of the Chicago Cubs bats against the San Francisco Giants during the game at AT&T Park on Monday, June 4, 2012 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

After Mariano Rivera, unarguably the greatest closer in baseball history, announced in March that this season would be his last, a fanfare accompanied his arrival at every stadium—a season-long celebration of Rivera’s retirement. It would be correct to say that I also retired from baseball, but it seems pretentious and unmerited; I quit.

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