Former Dodgers, Red Sox, Mets Outfielder Suddenly Retires After 13 Seasons, 10 Teams
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Veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar announced his retirement during an appearance on "Foul Territory."
Pillar played 13 seasons, and for 10 different teams. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers.
He played 20 games for the Rangers this year, but was released on May 30. Playing 13 years in the big leagues is not easy. Pillar spoke on his decision to retire on "Foul Territory."
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 04: Kevin Pillar #11 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates defeating the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 in the eleventh inning to win the American League Wild Card game at Rogers Centre on...
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 04: Kevin Pillar #11 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates defeating the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 in the eleventh inning to win the American League Wild Card game at Rogers Centre on October 4, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. More"You realize how stressful being a Major League Baseball player is," Pillar said on a clip posted on the "Foul Territory" X account. "For me, what I started to realize when I was away from the game, when I got DFA'd, I realized as great as it is to be successful in the game, to have these highs and hit the home runs, striking out and not being successful and going 0 for your last 10, those things always outweighed the success I had in the game. I took the failure in the game way harder than I did the success. I don't have to deal with the failure anymore, so I'm pretty excited. I get to wake up every morning and be dad and just see what the day brings."
Pillar spent seven seasons with the Blue Jays before he became a journeyman. He slashed .260/.297/.396 with 55 home runs for the Blue Jays in 695 games. He finished his career with a .255/.293/.405 slash line, 114 home runs, 111 stolen bases and 469 RBIs.
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