New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is expected to announce his retirement later Friday effective at the end of the season, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney.
Teixeira, 36, is a three-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove winner. His best season came in 2009, his first with the Yankees, when he hit .292 with 39 homers and 122 RBIs and finished second in AL MVP voting.
The Yankees have scheduled a 3 p.m. ET news conference about Teixeira, although they did not say the reason.
Teixeira is in the eighth and final season of a $180 million contract he signed as a free agent in December 2008. He is hitting .198 with 10 home runs and 27 RBIs in 77 games this year, having missed time with neck and knee issues.
Teixeira has also played for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels over his 14-year career. He owns a .269 career batting average with 404 homers and 1,281 RBIs. He is one of five switch hitters in MLB history to hit 400 home runs, joining Mickey Mantle (536), Eddie Murray (504), Chipper Jones (468) and Carlos Beltran (415).
Only nine players have finished their careers with at least 400 home runs and five Gold Gloves. All are in the Hall of Fame except Barry Bonds and Andruw Jones, who is eligible in 2018.
