Former New York Yankees pitcher David Robertson retires from MLB after 17 seasons

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robertson-david/fosmwods/"]Robertson[/a] spent nine of his 17 years with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-yankees/SrC4LDIT/"]Yankees[/a], winning a World Series with the team in 2009 and earning his one-and-only All Star selection in 2011.[/p][p]There are no more active players who have won a World Series with the Yankees.  [/p][embed guid="b1eb0bda-1c25-4b57-8966-ceaca5db442c" url="https://x.com/DRob30/status/2017345997702046162?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 40-year-old made his big-league debut in 2008 with the Yankees before eventually moving on to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-white-sox/SW9D1eZo/"]Chicago White Sox[/a] in 2015, where he spent two-and-a-half years before the team traded him back to the Yankees during the 2017 season.[/p][p]He'd remain with the Yankees for one more year (2018) before moving on to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-phillies/QTNHA4p4/"]Philadelphia Phillies[/a] (2019), where he played in only seven games after dealing with multiple injuries before ultimately undergoing Tommy John surgery in August, forcing him to miss the rest of 2020. [/p][p]From there on, Robertson would hop around the league. [/p][p]In 2021, he spent a season with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tampa-bay-rays/GCHgI4hp/"]Tampa Bay Rays[/a], an American League East division rival of the Yankees. Then, in 2022, Robertson would pitch in 36 games for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-cubs/j7ZnBQFi/"]Cubs[/a] before the team traded him back to the Phillies for the remainder of the season. [/p][embed guid="a8600241-0bca-4c17-b397-e09fb540174c" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sogTOJq_ceI" social-type="youtube" /][p]A year later, Robertson would join the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-mets/I5wWW4UM/"]New York Mets[/a], who then traded him to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/miami-marlins/ddxzWOqT/"]Miami Marlins[/a] - where he threw above a brutal 5.00 earned run average (at least 20 games) for the first time since his rookie season. [/p][p]In 2024, he joined the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/texas-rangers/f3GcHO7j/"]Texas Rangers[/a], before joining the Phillies one final time this season before hanging it up for good. [/p][p]Robertson finished his career with a great 2.93 ERA and 1,176 strikeouts through 894.1 innings pitched. Though being a rotational bullpen arm most of his career, Robertson found himself as a closer for three years (2014-2016), during which he recorded at least 30 saves in each of them. [/p][p]During his lone All-Star season, Robertson tossed a jaw-dropping 1.08 ERA through 66.2 innings with 100 strikeouts, 40 hits, and 35 walks. [/p][p]Since that season, Robertson never finished a full year with an ERA above 3.50, making him one of the most reliable relievers of his time. [/p][embed guid="fdda8c45-2eee-41b0-b835-dc50065b7ce9" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UQgHiZOnUg" social-type="youtube" /]