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 League Baseball, according to his agent Bob Garber in a report from mlbtraderumors.