User talk:"KC winning member → SD fraud" Eric Hosmer retires as an active player after 13 years in ML
Eric Hosmer retired from active service. Hosmer completed a 13-year big league career.
Hosmer announced his retirement on social media that day. After putting on the uniform, Hosmer plans to pursue a career in the podcast broadcast with his former teammates from the Kansas City Royals.
A left-handed first baseman born in 1989, Hosmer was drafted by Kansas City with the third overall pick in the first round of the 2008 rookie draft. Kansas City, which has been in the dark since its victory in 1985, has generated the most talented players by exercising the first draft picks every year. Hosmer was one of them.
Hosmer, who made his big league debut in 2011, batted .293/.334/.465, 19 homers, 78 RBIs and 11 stolen bases in 128 games in his debut season, ranking third in the AL Rookie of the Year. There have been some ups and downs since then, but he has grown into a sophisticated mid- to long-range hitter.
In his fourth season, he advanced to the World Series as a member of the Kansas City sensation. And in 2015, he led Kansas City to its first World Series championship in three decades with the centerpiece of the lineup. Hosmer, who was named the 2016 All-Star, entered the free agent market after hitting a career-high 318/.385/.498, 25 home runs and 94 RBIs in 162 games in the 2017 season. By the time he became a free agent, Hosmer had become Kansas City's biggest star, but Kansas City, a small-market club, was unable to keep him.
Hosmer played in 1,048 games over seven years for Kansas City, batting .284/.342/.439, 127 homers, 566 RBIs and 60 steals. He was a one-time All-Star, one Silver Slugger Award and four Gold Glove Award winner. He was a regular hitter in the league and beyond, but as a first baseman, he was disappointed in his slugging ability and productivity. However, Hosmer, a "Customer of Scott Boras," successfully signed an eight-year, $144 million free agent contract with the San Diego Padres, who were bent on star signing at the time.
After joining the San Diego Padres, Hosmer has been on the decline. He has not exceeded the league average except for a shorter season. Having played in 596 games in five seasons with San Diego with a batting average of 0.265/.325/.411 with 69 homers and 309 RBIs, Hosmer was eventually traded to the Boston Red Sox with salary support for the 2022 season and was released at the end of the season. He signed with the Chicago Cubs last year, but he hit .234/.280/.330 with two homers and 14 RBIs in 31 games and was released in May. Since then, he has not found a new team.
Hosmer, who no longer calls him, eventually chose to retire with two years left on his original eight-year contract with San Diego. Hosmer, who played 13 seasons in the big leagues, was out of the uniform with a .276/.335/.427, 198 homers, 893 RBIs, and 76 steals in 1,689 games.
