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Lefty reliever Bill Bray announces his retirement

Cincinnati Reds v Houston Astros

HOUSTON - JULY 23: Bill Bray #45 of the Cincinnati Reds throws against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on July 23, 2012 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

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Southpaw Bill Bray, a six-year Major League veteran, announced his retirement via Twitter on Sunday evening.

Hard for me to believe as I type this, but I am officially retiring from professional baseball. #MLB pic.twitter.com/FM0sh3SOWH

— Bill Bray (@wpbray) March 17, 2014


Bray had expressed intent to continue his career in February, but he says he injured his left shoulder again and will need labrum surgery.

Bray retires with a 3.74 ERA in 197 1/3 innings with the Reds and Nationals. We wish him the best of luck post-baseball.

An interesting Bray factoid from @BRefPlayIndex:

Bill Bray (@wpbray) faced Prince Fielder & Ryan Howard more than anyone else in his career, they hit a combined .071/.212/.071 against him.

— MLB Play Index (@BRefPlayIndex) March 17, 2014

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