Mark Buehrle quietly slipped into retirement after the 2015 season, turning his attention from a 16-year pitching career to spending time with his wife and children on his Missouri farm.
Buehrle knew maybe three or four years earlier where he was headed. He didn’t have the same drive to play, and he missed his family during his three seasons in Toronto.
But after the former White Sox left-hander last pitched on Oct. 4, 2015, with the Blue Jays, he left the public to speculate whether his career was really over.
“I didn’t want all the attention,” Buehrle said.