Jared Hughes of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches during game one of a doubleheader baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on September 24, 2019 in Washington, DC.
Former Philadelphia Phillies reliever Jared Hughes says he is retiring after 10 years of pitching in the major leagues.
Hughes said on Instagram on Sunday: “I've hung up my cleats. It was time.”
The 35-year-old right-hander was 1-2 with a 4.84 ERA in 22 1/3 innings over 18 relief appearances for the New York Mets last year.
Hughes went 30-26 with a 2.96 ERA in 542 relief appearances for Pittsburgh (2011-16), Milwaukee (2017), Cincinnati (2018-19), Philadelphia (2019) and the Mets.
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