Longtime Angels second baseman Howie Kendrick announced his retirement on Monday, after a 15-year major league career that saw him also play for the Dodgers, Phillies, and Nationals.
Kendrick, 37, in his Instagram post announcing his retirement, wrote, “To the LA Angels, thank you for taking a chance on me in 2002 and helping me blossom into the consistent player I became.”
The Angels drafted Kendrick in the 10th round in 2002, and hit at every stop of the farm, to the tune of a .358 batting average in 408 minor league games.