Shelby, NC (Sports Network) – Veteran pitcher Kevin Millwood has reportedly decided to call it a career.<\/p>\n
Millwood was quoted by the Shelby Star, a North Carolina newspaper, as saying on Friday he was “ready to retire.”<\/p>\n
The 38-year-old right-hander spent the 2012 season in Seattle and was 6-12 with a 4.25 ERA in 28 starts. The paper said the North Carolina native was hoping to pitch in 2013, but only wanted to be with a team close to his Georgia home.<\/p>\n
Millwood began his 16-year career in Georgia with the Atlanta Braves in 1997 and was an All-Star for the only time two years later when he had, perhaps, his best season at 18-7 with a 2.68 ERA in 33 starts.<\/p>\n
While he never won 20 games, Millwood won more than 15 on four occasions and owns a career record of 169-152 with a 4.11 ERA in 451 games, all but eight as a starter.<\/p>\n
After spending his first six years in Atlanta, he also pitched two seasons with Philadelphia, one with Cleveland, four in Texas and one each with Baltimore, Colorado and Seattle.<\/p>\n
Millwood tossed a no-hitter for Philadelphia on April 27, 2003 and was part of a combined no-hitter for Seattle last June 8. He worked the first six innings against the Dodgers before leaving with a groin injury and five relievers helped close it out.<\/p>\n
“It’s special just to make it (to the majors) in the first place,” Millwood told the paper. “To be able to play as long as I played makes it extra special.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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