MLB Players Who Retired In 2021
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All the MLB players who retire in 2021 will leave a lasting legacy that lives on. Whether they're finishing their careers as top baseball stars or calling it quits after a few up-and-down seasons, all these great MLB players retiring in 2021 have given the game their all. Look to this list regularly to see the best baseball players who retired in 2021, either because it was their time or because injuries cut a promising career short.
The first big name MLB star to choose retirement in 2021 was former Boston Red Sox second baseman, Dustin Pedroia, who played for the Olde Towne Team his entire fourteen-year career, winning two World Series championships (2007, 2013), while garnering All Star recognition four times, one Rookie of the Year award (2007), and one AL MVP (2008).
Take a look at the recently retired baseball players list below and vote up the MLB stars you'll miss most, or those you think contributed the most to the game. Then check out all the athletes who've retired in 2021 so far.
Announced retirement on November 4, 2021
Career Achievements:
7× All-Star (2012, 2013, 2015–2018, 2021)
3× World Series champion (2010, 2012, 2014)
NL MVP (2012)
NL Rookie of the Year (2010)
Gold Glove Award (2016)
4× Silver Slugger Award (2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
2× Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award (2015, 2016)
2× Fielding Bible Award (2015, 2016)
NL Hank Aaron Award (2012)
2x NL Comeback Player of the Year (2012, 2021)
NL batting champion (2012)Announced retirement on February 1, 2021
Career Achievements:
4× All-Star (2008–2010, 2013)
2× World Series champion (2007, 2013)[a]
AL MVP (2008)
AL Rookie of the Year (2007)
4× Gold Glove Award (2008, 2011, 2013, 2014)
Silver Slugger Award (2008)
Home runs: 140
Runs batted in: 725Announced retirement on December 29, 2021
Career Achievements:
All-Star (2014)
Gold Glove Award (2014)
242 Career Homeruns
807 Career RBIsAnnounced retirement on March 12, 2021
Career Achievements:
All-Star (2018)
Silver Slugger Award (2018)
3× Gold Glove Award (2011, 2014, 2018)
Hits: 2,388
Home runs: 189
Runs batted in: 1,046Announced retirement on September 14, 2021
Career Achievements:
6× All-Star (2008–2012, 2015)
NL MVP (2011)
NL Rookie of the Year (2007)
5× Silver Slugger Award (2008–2012)
2× 30–30 club (2011, 2012)
NL home run leader (2012)Announced retirement on November 24, 2021
Career Achievements:
3× All-Star (2015–2017)
World Series champion (2015)
NL saves leader (2018)Announced retirement on November 10, 2021
Career Achievements:
2× All-Star (2008, 2010)
Career win/loss record: 36–45
Career earned run average: 3.11
Career strikeouts: 831
Career saves: 229Announced retirement on April 18, 2021
Career Achievements:
3× All-Star (2011, 2012, 2016)
2× Silver Slugger Award (2012, 2013)
319 Career Home RunsAnnounced retirement on January 29, 2021
Career Achievements:
3× All-Star (2014, 2016, 2017)
NLCS MVP (2015)
2× Silver Slugger Award (2016, 2017)
Home runs: 138
Runs batted in: 735Announced retirement on February 18, 2021
Career Achievements:
World Series champion (2019)
All-Star (2015)
Gold Glove Award (2017)
Home runs: 192
Runs batted in: 561Announced retirement on August 12, 2021
Career Achievements:
All-Star (2013)
Silver Slugger Award (2013)
2× MLB home run leader (2013, 2015)
AL RBI leader (2013)Announced retirement on July 7, 2021
MLB Achievements:
World Series champion (2007)Japan Achievements:
Pacific League Rookie of the Year (1999)
3× NPB win leader (1999–2001)
4× NPB strikeout leader (2000–2001, 2003, 2005)
2× NPB ERA leader (2003–2004)
Eiji Sawamura Award (2001)
3× NPB Best Nine Award (1999–2001)
7× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (1999–2001, 2003–2006)
7× NPB All-Star (1999–2001, 2004–2006, 2018)
2× Japan Series champion (2004, 2017)
Comeback Player of the Year (2018)Announced retirement on September 19, 2021
Career Achievements:
All-Star (2011)
Silver Slugger Award (2011)
Four American League Central Division titles
Caught for two Cy Young Award Winners (Justin Verlander in 2011 and Max Scherzer in 2013)Announced retirement on September 24, 2021
Career Achievements:
2× All-Star (2013, 2014)
Gold Glove Award (2013)
Milwaukee Brewers Wall of HonorAnnounced retirement on May 11, 2021
Career Achievements:
2× All-Star (2013, 2014)
NL wins leader (2013)
Pitched a no-hitter on September 28, 2014
Strikeouts: 1,271Announced retirement on March 25, 2021
Career Achievements:
2× All-Star (2011, 2012)
NL wins leader (2012)
Win/Loss: 131–101
Earned run average: 3.70
Strikeouts: 1,860Announced retirement on April 20, 2021
Career Achievements:
Silver Slugger Award (2014)
609 Career RBIs
149 Career Home RunsAnnounced retirement on November 8, 2021
Career Achievements:
All-Star (2013)
Career win/loss record: 44-47
Career earned run average: 4.29
Career strikeouts: 670Announced retirement on April 9, 2021
Career Achievements:
World Series champion (2016)
Win/Loss record: 24–20
Earned run average: 3.49
Strikeouts: 441
Saves: 92Announced retirement on February 26, 2021
Career Achievements:
2× All-Star (2015, 2016)
World Series champion (2015)
Win/Loss: 27–32
Earned run average: 3.21
Strikeouts: 510
Saves: 61Announced retirement on May 14, 2021
Career Achievements:
86 Career Home Runs
301 Career RBIsAnnounced retirement on April 27, 2021
Career Achievements:
Win/Loss record: 30–13
Earned run average: 3.54
Strikeouts: 508Announced retirement on February 17, 2021
Career Achievements:
Win/Loss: 24–31
Earned run average: 3.14
Strikeouts: 593
Saves:153Announced retirement on December 6, 2021
Career Achievements:
World Series champion (2015)Announced retirement on January 3, 2021
Career Achievements:
All-Star (2010)
World Series champion (2009)
Win/Loss: 88–79
Earned run average: 4.52
Strikeouts: 1,040