Blue Jay Hentgen announces retirement

[Tarminder]

TSN.ca Staff



7/24/2004

TORONTO (CP) - Veteran Blue Jays starter Pat Hentgen is retiring.



The 35-year-old right-hander told his teammates Saturday in a pre-game meeting that he thought it was time to call it quits.



Hentgen has been hit hard this season and is 2-9 with a 6.95 ERA.



Hentgen returned to the Blue Jays this off-season amid high hopes, but age and arm problems have caught up with the classy veteran, bringing an end to a career that included a Cy Young Award.

[renuszm]

Well it sucks that it had to end this way. I thought he would come back and have a good season, and now this. Good luck in post-baseball Pat!!

I wouldnt be surprised if he was offered a position in the organization

[Panzram]

Jays' Hentgen calls it quits
07/24/04 5:35:05 PM CDT

Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Pat Hentgen announced his retirement Saturday.

The 35-year-old righthander went just 2-9 with a 6.95 ERA in 18 games (16 starts) this season and was designated to long relief in late June.

Hentgen, the 1996 Cy Young Award winner with Toronto, was signed as a free agent in the offseason. He went 20-10 with a 3.22 ERA in 1996.

He also was a part of two World Series champions and posted the victory in Game 3 of the 1993 Fall Classic against Philadelphia.

The Detroit, MI native spent the first nine years of his career in Toronto before stints with the St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles.

For his career, Hentgen compiled a 131-112 mark with a 4.32 earned run average and 1,290 strikeouts in 344 games (306 starts). He also notched 34 complete games with 10 shutouts.