NEW YORK -- Jay Bruce will be retiring after the New York Yankees' game against Tampa Bay on Sunday.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone made the announcement prior to Sunday's game.
"He actually came to me at the start of the series," Boone said. "He let me know his thinking."
"After 14 incredible seasons, I've decided to make the very difficult decision to retire from baseball," Bruce said in a statement given to The Athletic. "All I ever wanted to be 'when I grew up' was a baseball player, and to say that I got to live out my dream would be the understatement of a lifetime.