Wade Davis retires after 13 seasons
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Three-time All-Star reliever Wade Davis is calling it a career after 13 seasons.
Competitor. Closer. Champion.
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) November 24, 2021
Congratulations on your retirement, Wader. pic.twitter.com/uIZ6uBTiGc
Davis accrued a 3.94 ERA with 141 saves and 929 strikeouts over 990 1/3 innings with the Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, and Colorado Rockies. The right-hander won a World Series with the Royals in 2015.
The 36-year-old enjoyed a brilliant run with Kansas City from 2015 to 2017, posting a 1.18 ERA over 185 appearances.
Davis led the National League with 43 saves in his first campaign with the Rockies in 2018 after signing a three-year, $52-million contract.
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