Danys Baez hangs 'em up
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Danys Baez hangs 'em up
Ryan Petzar
As reported by Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal, Danys Baez has announced that he has retired after 11 seasons in MLB.
After stops in Cleveland, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles, and Baltimore, Baez signed a two-year deal with the Phillies before the 2010 season. He was mostly unremarkable with the Phils, posting a 5.81 ERA in 83.2 innings, before being released in August of 2011.
Philadelphians will likely look back fondly upon Baez because of the time he pitched five full innings during the famous 19-inning game against the Cincinnati Reds. Baez's willingness to just keep throwing would allow the Phils to wear down the Reds and put Wilson Valdez in position to become the first player since Babe Ruth in 1921 to start a game in the field and earn the win as a pitcher.
RIP.— 24sDad
I was never a Baez fan as far as what he delivered on the field, but from everything I read he was a pretty decent guy, good clubhouse influence, always willing to help younger pitchers...probably a good guy to find a coaching / scout spot for somewhere in the organization...- Baez had one good moment with the Phillies and a whole bunch of horrid ones.
— SteveS11 - Babe Ruth and Wilson Valdez with the same unique record. wow— SilliBilli
- "Unremarkable"? Oh, no, he was quite remarkable--remarkably bad. I guess he finally realized he sucks.— Bartleby
- speak for yourself bartleby, you couldn't win a little league game— gmr18901
- How about Geoff Geary....is he still around ?— NewMick314
- Always thought Joan threw better than Danny. Won't miss him.— atp2007
- When's the party?— dogman5
- There does not exist a Phillie fan that looks back on Danny-boy's contribution to the Phillie pitching effort with "fondess." His only decent outing, in two years, was the 5 innings vs the Reds quoted in the story. He was one of the worst, on a par with Adam Eaton!— pajamas
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