After a 15-season league career that included three gold gloves and more appearances in the right field than all but seven players in the history of the game, Nick Markakis, the former campaigner for the Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves, told The Athletic that he is officially retiring from baseball.
In his typically understated way, the 37-year-old Markakis decided after the national season ended with the Braves in 2020, and therefore the hanging free agent did not take advantage of any playing opportunities this winter, although a few teams have expressed it. a little interest. He just told no one outside of him closest to him that he was retiring. Until now.
“I just think it’s my time,” Markakis said. ‘My decision no. 1 and my main focus on this is of course my children and my family. I have been happy to do this for a very long time and not many people can do what I have been through.