Associated Press
Catcher Josh Phegley is retiring from baseball after eight major league seasons, a week shy of his 33rd birthday.
His agent, Pro Star Management, said Wednesday on
Phegley played in 11 games for the Chicago Cubs last season and went 1 for 16 (.063) at the plate with one homer and two RBIs. He became a free agent after the season.
Selected by the White Sox with the 38th overall pick in the 2009 amateur draft, Phegley has a .225 batting average with 35 homers and 162 RBIs for the White Sox (2013-14), Oakland (2015-19) and the Cubs.
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