Phil Dumatrait has voluntarily retired and been released by a Twins, reports Tyler Mason of FOXSportsNorth.com (on Twitter). The team has confirmed the move.
Dumatrait, 30, had a 1.15 ERA in 15 2/3 innings for Minnesota's Triple-A affiliate this season. He owns a 6.20 ERA in 151 career big league innings spread across 17 starts and 70 relief appearances for the Reds, Pirates, and Twins.
Retired w/o ever really playing — impressive!
Better than what you or I have done with our illustrious baseball careers
Eh, not impressed by a “15 mins of fame” guy that’ll be a used car salesman next week…
I’m sure that’s OK with Phil, because he’s not likely impressed with you.
Tomorrow: Padres and Yankees both interested in Dumatrait.
Those were actually his AAA stats from 2011 according to Baseball-Reference
I was at a Pirates game when they were taking BP and Phil threw a ball for me in the stands. Thanks, Phil.
Wait…wasn’t he my tax consultant?
He was a good bucco for a while there…all the best to him!
At one time he was a hot prospect with the Reds, but of course that was back when the Reds had NO farm system.
Red Sox #1 draft pick in the first round in 2000. Why isn’t that in the story?
Excellent point.