Trevor Hoffman, the Major League Baseball leader in saves, has decided to retire, the Beverly Hills Sports Council, which represents Hoffman, confirmed Tuesday. Hoffman ends his 18-year career with an all-time record 601 saves, 41 ahead of the New York Yankees' Mariano Rivera, who is in second place with 559. Hoffman, who turned 43 on Oct. 13, will return to the San Diego Padres, the ballclub where he built his reputation, in a still-undefined front-office role, he said. MLB.com first reported Hoffman's retirement. "It's time to retire. It's time to move on," Hoffman told MLB.com. "This is more of a self-evaluation. I expect to pitch at a certain level and I had to be honest with myself that I wasn't certain I could maintain that anymore." The Padres will have a news conference Wednesday to announce Hoffman's retirement. Hoffman's time with the team didn't end amicably after a breakdown in negotiations in 2008 led to Hoffman signing with Milwaukee as a free agent. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6012723
Sad to see him go. He's taking a front office role with the Padres so he will still be around to show the young guns a thing or two. Probably won't stay the All-Time saves leader for long with Mo hot on his tail.
