It’s hard for major league baseball players, as well as any athlete, to realize their career is over. They’ve worked every day of their lives to make it to the big leagues, but when their career comes creeping to an end, they refuse to admit it.

Hardly any player retires on his own terms anymore. They leave the game when no team wants them anymore, basically forcing them to retire. Some teams, however, are foolish enough to sign these decaying players.

Here is my list for 10 major league baseball players who need to hang up their cleats.

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