After 13 major league seasons, Josh Harrison Officially announced his retirement exactly 14 years to date after playing in his first MLB match. Harrison, 37, thanked his family, his teammates and the many others in his life who contributed to his career in an article on His X accountAnd put an end to his statement by thanking the baseball himself:
“”Thank you for helping me to shape myself, humiliate myself and give me a platform to grow, not only as a player, but as a man. I am fortunate to have been an All-Star 2x and to play as long as I do, but I have never tried to prove that people are wrong, only to prove me in my beliefs. That being said, future players do not allow others’s expectations to limit yourself to reaching your full potential. Put the work and get what you deserve. “”
A choice of sixth round for the cubs in the recovery of 2008, Harrison never adapted to the Cubs at the level of the MLB, because it was treated in the NL Central to the Pirates as part of a commercial exchange of five players in July 2009. Harrison made its debut in the league with Pittsburgh in 2011, then passed the next eight seasons with the Bucs, but and third of the third base.
As Harrison noted, he was appointed in two teams of stars in his career, in 2014 and 2017. The 2014 campaign was the best career in Harrison, while he struck .315 / .347 / .490 with 13 circuits with more than 550 appearances on the plates, and ending the ninth in the vote of the MVP NL to help lead the pirates Berth. Andrew McCutchen was undoubtedly the biggest star of this pirate baseball era, but the emergence of Harrison as regular (and in 2014, a star in its own right) contributed to the heart of a Pittsburgh club which reached the playoffs each year in 2013-2015.
Harrison conceded his performance in 2014 by signing an extension of $ 27.3 million over four years with the pirates in April 2015. The contract also contained club options for the 2019 and 2020 seasons, but the BUCs refused the first of these options (paying Harrison a takeover of $ 1 million instead of a salary of $ 10.5 million for 2019) after the 2018 campaign. Pirates traditionally be wary of even moderate spending, Harrison’s performance dropped in 2018, and he spent a good part of the season on the injured list due to a fractured hand.
The last five seasons of Harrison’s career have seen him hit .254 / .314 / .367 on 1335 PA with Tigers, Nationals, Athletics, White Sox and Phillies of 2019-23. He struck well enough with Washington in 2020 and in the first part of the 2021 season, although his bat was cooled after being treated at A on the deadline in 2021. Beyond these large league appearances, Harrison also signed contracts from the minor league with the Rangers in 2023 and with the Reds in 2024, although these transactions were not trapped at any time at the MLB level. This last contract represented a little return for the native of Cincinnati, but Harrison chose his agreement with the Reds during the spring training 2024 after being said that he was not part of the team.
For his career, Harrison struck. 270 / .316 / .396 with 73 circuits, 1080 strokes, 218 doubles, 91 interceptions (out of 128 attempts) on 4,347 plaques appearances and 1208 games. The Utilityman played at least one match at each position except catcher during his career, including six vadrouille appearances on the mound.
At MLB Trade Rumers, we congratulate Harrison for a good career, and we wish him all the best in his days after the game.
