"Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly has announced that he is going to stop playing baseball, though he refused to retire flat-out. At the age of 37, Kelly spent the entire last season out of the major leagues as he rehabbed an injury. The pitcher ramped up towards the end of the year, though he did not make the postseason roster. Now, Kelly has made his playing future clear, and he explained why he does not like using the word "retire.""
""I ain't playing," Kelly told Rob Bradford on the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast. "There's no such thing as retirement for athletes. Retiring is something my grandmother did. Let's cancel the word retirement, it's used for people who served in the military, for people who worked til 65. You guys deserve to retire, athletes don't." More news: Dodgers Free Agent Could Delay Signing Until Middle of 2026 Season"
Joe Kelly, 37, announced he will stop playing baseball after spending the last season out of the major leagues rehabbing an injury and failing to make the postseason roster. Kelly said he refuses to use the word "retire," arguing that retirement applies to lifelong workers and service members, not athletes. Kelly emphasized "I ain't playing" and urged cancellation of the word retirement for athletes. Kelly has been a prominent Dodgers figure for years, noted for cultural gestures like a blue mariachi jacket and viral moments tied to confrontations with the Houston Astros.
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