Mass. native, two-time Gold Glove winner retires from MLB
The East Longmeadow native announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Thursday in a social media post.
"For as long as I can remember, all I ever wanted to do was play baseball," Ahmed posted to X. 'I got to live out my childhood dream and play for a very long time! After 15 professional seasons and over a decade in the big leagues I am officially hanging up my spikes and retiring from playing."
Ahmed spent 10 seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks before he was designated for assignment in September 2023. At the time, he was Arizona's longest-tenured player in the organization.
In 2024, Ahmed played for the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. He appeared in five games for the Texas Rangers this season.
Ahmed won consecutive Gold Gloves in 2018 and 2019 at shortstop. All told, he batted .233 with 72 homers and 339 RBI in 964 career games.
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