Jesse Chavez, the often-traded reliever who pitched for 9 teams in 18 seasons, announces retirement

ATLANTA AP Jesse Chavez the often-traded reliever who pitched for nine teams in seasons stated his retirement Thursday As of now I don t think we re going to keep going the -year-old Chavez noted on the Foul Territory podcast Time to turn the page and focus on the next chapter of life Chavez appeared in four games this season for the Braves the group the right-hander helped win the World Series Atlanta designated him for assignment last week From the Los Angeles area he was - with a ERA nine saves and strikeouts in innings in games also pitching for Pittsburgh Kansas City Toronto Oakland the Los Angeles Dodgers and Angels Texas and the Chicago Cubs AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source