Mark Reynolds, who spent four years with the Arizona Diamondbacks, announced his retirement from baseball during an appearance on Sirius XM’s MLB Network Radio on Thursday.

The 36-year-old infielder played 13 MLB seasons and after he was drafted by the Diamondbacks in 2004 in the 16th round. He played in the team’s minor league system before his rookie major league season in 2007.

“I’ve retired,” Reynolds said. “Actually, I guess that’s breaking news on your show. I haven’t really told anybody…

“With all this going and everything, I’m really enjoying time with the family. It’s time for me to move on and find something else to do.”

Reynolds ranks in the top 10 for several offensive categories in Diamondbacks history: Fifth in home runs (121), ninth in hits (480), ninth in RBIs (346), third in strikeouts (767), 10th in walks (260), 12th in stolen bases, seventh in slugging (.483) and ninth in OPS (.817)

He was a key player during in the Diamondbacks’ 2007 playoff run before they were swept 4-0 by the Colorado Rockies in the National League Championship Series.

He was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in December 2010, then played for six other teams including the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, and Washington Nationals.

He spent most of his career playing third- and first-base.

For his final season, Reynolds he returned to the Rockies on a minor league contract in January 2019 and was called up to the play in March. 

His splits for the team were .170/.290/.311 and he had four home runs in 135 at bats before he was released in July 2019. 

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