A fixture in the Texas Rangers' early 2020s pitching rotation surprised people around Major League Baseball on Thursday when the right-hander announced his retirement from baseball.
Gibson, 37, pitched his last game in MLB on May 17 with the Orioles. In his 13-year big league career, he appeared in 334 games for the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals.
He finished one win above the .500 mark at 112-111 with a 4,68 ERA, 1,520 strikeouts and a 14.6 career WAR. Even though he only played 31 games for the Rangers in 2020 and 2021, Gibson had one of the best stint of his career and earned his only All-Star honor.