Longtime outfielder Juan Pierre, who won the World Series in 2003 and twice led MLB in stolen bases, has reportedly retired from baseball.
Clark Spencer of The Miami Herald passed along the news:
Pierre started his career with the Colorado Rockies in 2000. He made stops with the Florida (now Miami) Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies before returning to the Marlins in 2013.
He won the World Series with the South Florida organization in 2003. He posted a .378 on-base percentage with 12 runs scored in 17 games during the team’s playoff run.
The speedster finishes his career with 1,994 games played across 14 seasons. He had a .295 batting average with 1,075 runs scored and 614 stolen bases. His career high in steals came five years ago with the White Sox when he swiped 68 bags. He topped 60 three times.
Matthew Pouliot of Rotoworld put some of his success in perspective:
Pierre confirmed after the 2013 season that he was hopeful to continue his career. He went unsigned throughout the 2014 campaign, however, and wasn’t on a roster as spring training got underway over the past few weeks.
So he’s decided to step away from the game at age 37 after a terrific career as a prototypical leadoff hitter.
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