Report: Former Razorback Gentry retires from professional baseball

Oakland Athletics' Craig Gentry swings during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, June 6, 2014, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Former Arkansas outfielder Craig Gentry retired Thursday after a brief stint with the Colorado Rockies’ Class AAA affiliate in Albuquerque, N.M.

Gentry, 35, was with the San Francisco Giants during spring training and signed with the Rockies as a free agent April 12. He played in three games for the Albuquerque Isotopes, going 7 for 13 (.538) before being placed on the 7-day injured list April 20 after hurting his quadriceps.

After suffering the injury, Gentry decided to spend more time with his family rather than pursue a return to Major…