GaryMrMets
02-26-2003, 05:11 PM
Bush Retires, Ending Attempt to Make Padres
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Second baseman Homer Bush told the San Diego Padres that he is retiring, ending his attempt to make the squad as a non-roster invitee.
Bush, 30, was troubled by pain in both hips. He had surgery on his right hip near the end of the 2000 season.
"I could tell watching him field balls and hit that he was not comfortable,'' Padres general manager Kevin Towers said. "I didn't know he was in that much pain. He didn't have the same range I remember Homer having. Even swinging the bat, he wasn't able to turn on balls or swing his hips.''
Towers said Bush might try a comeback next year if his hips feel better.
Bush split last season between the Toronto Blue Jays and Florida Marlins. He batted .231 in 78 at-bats with Toronto and .222 in 54 at-bats with Florida. Combined, Bush played 63 games and batted .227 with one home run and seven RBI.
In six major league seasons with the New York Yankees, Toronto and Florida, Bush batted .287 with 11 home runs, 115 RBI and 64 stolen bases in 400 games.
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Second baseman Homer Bush told the San Diego Padres that he is retiring, ending his attempt to make the squad as a non-roster invitee.
Bush, 30, was troubled by pain in both hips. He had surgery on his right hip near the end of the 2000 season.
"I could tell watching him field balls and hit that he was not comfortable,'' Padres general manager Kevin Towers said. "I didn't know he was in that much pain. He didn't have the same range I remember Homer having. Even swinging the bat, he wasn't able to turn on balls or swing his hips.''
Towers said Bush might try a comeback next year if his hips feel better.
Bush split last season between the Toronto Blue Jays and Florida Marlins. He batted .231 in 78 at-bats with Toronto and .222 in 54 at-bats with Florida. Combined, Bush played 63 games and batted .227 with one home run and seven RBI.
In six major league seasons with the New York Yankees, Toronto and Florida, Bush batted .287 with 11 home runs, 115 RBI and 64 stolen bases in 400 games.