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Pair of former divisive Dodgers announce retirement after combined 2 decades in MLB

If you followed the Los Angeles Dodgers at any point over the last decade, you probably have Feelings about Joe Kelly and Andrew Heaney — capital F intentional.

The pair of veteran pitchers left the game in true on-brand fashion this week, officially(ish) ending careers that spanned 25 combined Major League seasons, two World Series rings with LA, and enough late-inning adrenaline swings to last Dodger fans a lifetime.

Kelly didn’t technically “retire,” at least not according to Joe Kelly logic. He insists athletes don’t retire, they just … stop playing. And honestly?