Former Miami Marlins pitcher Brad Penny retires after 14 seasons

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Former Miami Marlins right handed pitcher Brad Penny, 37, on Friday told Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons the sobering news that he decided to retire from pitching in the Major Leagues after 14 seasons. Penny who was a fifth round draft choice in the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Penny made his debut in the Major Leagues with the Florida Marlins in 2000. Penny pitched for the Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Detroit Tigers. Penny pitched one month for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball League in 2012 before he was released by the team. Penny has two World Series rings as a member of the 2003 Florida Marlins and the 2012 San Francisco Giants. Penny had signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays before the start of the 2016 baseball season. Penny had pitched four games for the Blue Jays during the Spring training sessions but he after his earned run average of 10.29 he realized that his comeback attempt to make the Blue Jays came to an end. Penny leaves the Major Leagues with a record of 121 wins and 101 losses with an earned run average of 4.29 which is not likely to get inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall Of Fame.