🧵 1. After 200 career wins, 42-year-old pitcher Adam Wainwright confirms retirement. "No regrets or second thoughts," he says. #sports
🧵 1. After 200 career wins, 42-year-old pitcher Adam Wainwright confirms retirement. "No regrets or second thoughts," he says. #sports
🧵 2. Wainwright spent his entire 18-year career with the Cardinals, winning a World Series in 2006.
🧵 3. His final start was a 1-0 victory against the Brewers, going 7 innings with 4 hits. "I knew it would be hard to throw again," Wainwright admits.
🧵 4. Wainwright battled through injuries this season but leaves on a high note. Manager Marmol calls his exit "the perfect way to go out."
🧵 5. As Wainwright hangs up his cleats, he reflects on leaving everything on the field. "I'm at peace with this decision," he says.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38499407/cardinals-adam-wainwright-peace-retirement-choice
it is worth it. He retire as a legend