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Report: Dickey expected to retire

Brett Davis / USA TODAY Sports

Fifteen major-league seasons apparently is enough for R.A. Dickey.

The Atlanta Braves declined the knuckleballer's $8-million option for 2018 on Monday, and Dickey's expected to retire, according to David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Dickey was the 18th overall pick in the 1996 draft by the Texas Rangers and played for six different organizations. He was an All-Star and National League Cy Young winner in 2012 as a member of the New York Mets.

Despite coming off a decent season with the Braves in which he tossed a team-leading 190 innings, Dickey said he needed to consult with his family before making a decision on extending his career.

The soon-to-be 43-year-old is the third-oldest active player in the majors, behind Bartolo Colon and Ichiro Suzuki.

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