Former All-Star outfielder Werth announces retirement

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 12: Jayson Werth #28 of the Washington Nationals celebrates after hitting a single against the Chicago Cubs during the fourth inning in game five of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park on October 12, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Jayson Werth has retired from professional baseball.

"I'm done ... whatever you want to call it," Werth told Jon Heyman of Fancred Sports. "No regrets, man."

Werth, 39, a veteran of 15 MLB seasons, was most recently playing for the Seattle Mariners' Triple-A affiliate Tacoma Rainiers before a hamstring injury put him on the shelf.

Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles, Werth made his major-league debut with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2002 before a 2004 trade sent him to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He spent four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, where he won a World Series in 2008 and made his lone All-Star appearance in 2009, before spending the final seven years of his career as a fixture for the Washington Nationals.

All told, Werth posted a career line of .267/.360/.455 with 229 home runs, 300 doubles, and 132 stolen bases over 1,583 games.

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