Kyle Gibson, who launched 13 seasons in the majors for five teams and was an All-Star in 2021, announced his retirement on Thursday on the podcast “Serve it up”.
Gibson was the choice of first round of the Minnesota Twins in 2009 after playing at the University of Missouri, but his journey to the big leagues was delayed by Tommy John surgery as a triple-A perspective in 2011.
He made his debut for twins two years later, at the age of 25, and spent seven seasons in Minnesota. Building strongly on its lead to induce vests and limit the circuits, Gibson had a record of 67-68 and 4.52 ERA for twins while acquired a reputation for the presence of clubhouses in durable and very respected sleeves.
After leaving the twins in 2019 as a free agent, Gibson continued at the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals and Orioles, ending his career with a record of 112-111 and 4.60 ERA in 1,878 rounds while earning more than $ 70 million.
Gibson fought powerfully in four departures for the Orioles this season, going 0-3 with an MPM of 16.78. Released from a one-year contract of $ 5.25 million in mid-May, he signed a minor league agreement with the rays of Tampa Bay but could not return to the majors at 37 years old.
Max Scherzer is the only MLB launcher to make more departures (329) than Gibson (328) since 2013, and Gibson also recorded the most important seventh round among all launchers during this period.
(Photo by Kyle Gibson Pitching in match 1 of ALDS 2019: Emilee Chinn / Getty Images)
