Longtime slugger and third baseman Todd Frazier has announced his retirement from MLB.
In 11 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, and Pittsburgh Pirates, Frazier hit for a lifetime .241 batting average with 218 career home runs.
He also posted a career WAR of 25.2.
Frazier was a two-time All-Star during his MLB career.
He was best known for his tremendous power at the plate.
He was even crowned the Home Run Derby champion in 2015 in front of the home fans at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati.
Frazier had a disappointing final season with the Pirates, only picking up three hits on the year in 35 at bats, hitting just .086.
Classy All-Star infielder Todd Frazier will officially announce his retirement today, per @GJoyce9, saying "it's one of the toughest decisions I've ever made in my life. But where I'm at in my career, and where I'm at in my life, I think it was the right decision.''
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) April 5, 2022
The Toddfather’s Legacy
Frazier spent the bulk of his career with the Reds, being called up for the first time in 2011.
He was a candidate for the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 2012 and was a key factor in getting the Reds to the postseason in 2012 and 2013.
He was traded to the White Sox following the 2015 season and stayed there until being traded to the Yankees at the 2017 trade deadline.
There, as a member of the “Baby Bombers”, he coined the famous “thumbs down” move that Yankees’ players would perform after every hit.
He also was a key factor in leading New York to the ALCS, where they were defeated by the Houston Astros in seven games.
He then spent parts of three seasons as a member of the Mets, with a stop in Texas in between 2019 and the end of the 2020 season.
The 36-year-old slugger says that he believes this is the right time for him to walk away from baseball, but that it was a tough decision.
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