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Royals outfielder Bubba Starling announces his retirement

Royals outfielder Bubba Starling announced his retirement in a post on Facebook this week. The 29-year old played in 27 games with Triple-A Omaha this year, but left the team this summer to represent Team USA in the Summer Olympics in Japan, earning a Silver Medal.

In case you missed it, Bubba Starling announced his retirement from u26beufe0f in a FB post Monday night. 5th overall pick in the 2011 draft by @Royals & one of the greatest high school athletes I’ve ever seen. Played 2 seasons in KC & won silver medal at Tokyo Olympics.