Ian Desmond, field bowler for the Colorado Rockies, has announced that he prefers a second consecutive baseball season.
“For now, I have decided not to accept the 2021 season,” Desmond wrote in an Instagram story. “My desire to be with my family is greater than my desire to go back to playing baseball under these circumstances. I will continue to practice and watch things unfold.”
He has now walked away from a total of $ 13.56 million over the past two seasons; He owed $ 8 million this year and would earn $ 5.56 million from his valued $ 15 million salary last year. The Rockies have a $ 15 million option on Desmond for next season with a buyout of $ 2 million.
Desmond, 35, scored .255 with 20 homers in 140 games in 2019.
“I let my teammates, as well as the coaching staff and the front office, know, and they were all very understanding and supportive,” Desmond said. “I wish only the best for the entire Rockies organization and let them know that I am willing to do anything to help them from afar.”
Desmond said he has had ‘difficult talks’ over the past few months. I asked a lot of questions and thought a lot. ‘ This helped him make his decision to exclude.
He was much more elaborate last year when he explained his decision to exclude the 2020 season. In addition to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Desmond, who is bisexual, mentions a myriad of issues within baseball, including sexism, homophobia and socio-economic concerns, as well as the racial reckoning that emerged after the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis was in police custody, causing protests. around the world.