Andres Galarraga Retires.....Big Cat Calls It Quits One Homer Short Of No. 400

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Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - Page updated at 12:00 a.m.





Major League Baseball

Notebook: Galarraga retires with 399 homers

By The Associated Press




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<!-- end utility box --></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>NEW YORK — Andres Galarraga retired yesterday after struggling during spring training with the New York Mets, leaving him a home run shy of 400 for his career.

The 43-year-old first baseman signed a minor-league deal with the Mets in the offseason after making his second successful return from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma last season.

A five-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner in a 19-season career, Galarraga was hitting .235 in 17 games for the Mets this spring, with three home runs. The Big Cat probably would have been left off New York's 25-man roster when the team broke camp.

"This is a sad day for me, but I honestly felt it was the right time to step away," Galarraga said in a statement. "I just wasn't playing up to the expectations that I have set for myself throughout my entire career, and I wanted to walk away on my own terms. Playing has been a part of my life for so long, but I just felt this was the right time to give a younger guy a chance to play."

Galarraga made his big-league debut with Montreal in 1985 and has played for St. Louis, Colorado, Texas, Atlanta, San Francisco and Anaheim. He finished his career with a .288 average, 2,333 hits and 1,425 runs batted in, playing in 2,257 games.

With the Rockies, Galarraga hit .370 to win the NL batting title in 1993 and led the league with 47 homers and 150 RBI in 1996.

"Great, great career. Great man. Great person," Mets manager Willie Randolph said.
 
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He leaves in 39th place on the all time home run list.


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3
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