{"id":120650,"date":"2024-11-01T01:41:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T18:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120650"},"modified":"2024-11-01T01:41:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T18:41:46","slug":"alex-kirilloff-retires-from-baseball-at-age-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120650","title":{"rendered":"Alex Kirilloff retires from baseball at age 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rt-Box w-full\">\n<p class=\"rt-Text\">Alex Kirilloff, once considered the top prospect in the Twins\u2019 organization, announced Thursday he is retiring from the sport after four injury-plagued seasons in the major leagues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rt-Box w-full\">\n<p class=\"rt-Text\">Kirilloff, who will turn 27 on Nov. 9, played 249 career games with the Twins, but never more than 88 games in a season. He dealt with a complex surgery on his right wrist, cutting a bone in half, and he described the diagnosis of his season-ending back injury this year as a chronic stress fracture and a slipping vertebra.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rt-Box w-full\">\n<p class=\"rt-Text\">A first baseman and corner outfielder, Kirilloff hit .248 with 27 homers and 116 RBI in his career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rt-Box w-full\">\n<p class=\"rt-Text\">\u201cDuring my career, I\u2019ve encountered numerous injuries, which led me to search for new ways to overcome the pain constantly,\u201d said Kirilloff, who announced his retirement on social media before conducting a news conference. \u201cThese challenges have taken a toll on me mentally and physically. Over time, I\u2019ve realized that my passion for playing the game has shifted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rt-Box w-full\">\n<p class=\"rt-Text\">\u201cBaseball demands an \u2018all-in\u2019 approach, something I\u2019ve brought to every season. However, I can no longer give it the total commitment it requires.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rt-Box w-full\">\n<p class=\"rt-Text\">Kirilloff was the No. 15 pick in the 2016 MLB amateur draft out of a Pittsburgh-area high school and got a $2.8 million bonus. He said the first thoughts of retirement entered his head when he underwent surgery on his wrist in 2022. It\u2019s a rare surgery for baseball players and he wondered what his life would look like without baseball if he didn\u2019t recover from the surgery well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rt-Box w-full\">\n<p class=\"rt-Text\">He visited with three doctors for his current back condition \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/orthoinfo.aaos.org\/en\/diseases--conditions\/spondylolysis-and-spondylolisthesis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spondylolytic and spondylolisthesis <\/a>\u2014 and his latest doctor in Miami is hopeful for a full recovery in six months to a year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rt-Box w-full\">\n<p class=\"rt-Text\">\u201cBaseball has been my life up until this point every single year, travel, playing,\u201d Kirilloff said. \u201cIt\u2019s uncharted territory for me to take that next step and that next chapter. It\u2019s a leap of faith for me. It\u2019s something I feel like is the right time right now and something that will be able to let my body reset without the demands of baseball. I definitely see the silver lining.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/twins-alex-kirilloff-retires-age-26-mlb-injuries\/601172481\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Kirilloff, once considered the top prospect in the Twins\u2019 organization, announced Thursday he is retiring from the sport after four injury-plagued seasons in the major leagues. 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