BREAKING: Dodgers pitcher retires after winning World Series

A Dodgers hat in the dugout

Aug 16, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Los Angeles Dodgers hat and glove in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the World Series, and one of their players is going out on top.

Dodgers pitcher Daniel Hudson told reporters after the team won the World Series Wednesday that he would be retiring. Hudson had pitched in Games 3 and 4 of the series, but not the clinching Game 5.

The 37-year-old told reporters that he had come back in 2024 because he wanted to go out on top, and he accomplished that.

“This was the only reason I came back — to go out on top. And that’s what’s happening,” Hudson said via Dodgers reporter Bill Plunkett.

 

Hudson also said that the season is too physically taxing for him.

“I can’t make it another 162,” he said.

Hudson has been pitching since 2009. He had success early on as a starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, but they later converted him to a reliever, which is the role he’s had since 2014.

Hudson has overcome many significant injuries in his career. He had a Tommy John surgery in 2012, and then he needed a second one in 2013 after tearing his UCL. Then in 2022, Hudson suffered a torn ACL that ended his season. He’s been through a lot, which explains why he’s ready to retire.

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