Former New York Mets Great Retires From Baseball

He's calling it quits on his career - again.

Former New York Mets great Daniel Murphy has officially retired from the game of baseball.

Murphy had previously been playing for the Salt Lake Bees, which is the Los Angeles Angels' Triple-A affiliate. The Angels purchased Murphy's contract earlier in the season while he was playing for Wally Backman and the Long Island Ducks.

In 38 games in the Pacific Coast League, Murphy, 38, slashed .295/.379/.362 with one home run, seven doubles and 25 RBI before ultimately retiring.

Murphy played in 903 games for the Mets from 2008-2015, hitting .288 with 62 home runs, 228 doubles, 20 triples, 402 RBI and a .755 OPS.

Murphy's lone All-Star appearance with the Mets came in 2014, but he will be remembered most for his heroics in the 2015 postseason, where he hit seven home runs. He set an MLB postseason record with a homer in six consecutive games and captured NLCS MVP, helping lead the Mets to the World Series.

Despite a magical run with the Mets, Murphy was not re-signed after the 2015 season. He instead inked a deal with the NL East rival Washington Nationals, where he went on to make the All-Star team in back-to-back seasons. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs during the 2018 season. Murphy then finished his big-league career with the Colorado Rockies from 2019-2020.

Murphy was a 13th-round draft pick of the Mets in the 2006 draft. He made his major league debut on August 2 against the Houston Astros.

Murphy initially retired in 2021, but came out of retirement to play for the Ducks in 2023.