Former White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle considering retirement

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For Mark Buehrle, 2015 may have been his final season.

The former White Sox pitcher is considering retirement after a 16-year MLB career, according to MLB Network's Jon Heyman.

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Buehrle, 36, is currently the active leader for innings pitched with 3,283.1.

Buehrle was drafted by the White Sox in 1998 and made his MLB debut in 2000. In 2005, he helped lead the White Sox to their first championship since 1917, a four-game sweep against the Houston Astros.

In 12 years with on the South Side, Buehrle has appeared in four All-Star Games, won three Gold Gloves and won 161 games with a 3.83 ERA. Buehrle also pitched a no-hitter on April 18, 2007 against the Rangers and a perfect game on July 23, 2009 against Joe Maddon's Tampa Bay Rays.

In franchise history, Buehrle ranks fourth in strikeouts (1,396) and in games started (365), sixth in wins (161), and seventh in innings pitched (2,476.2).

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In 2011, Buehrle signed a four-year deal, $58 million deal with the Miami Marlins. The following season, he was part of a 12-player blockbuster trade that sent him to the Toronto Blue Jays, where he has been since.

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