Francisco Cervelli retires after 13 MLB seasons

Veteran catcher Francesco Cervelli is hanging up the cleats due to ongoing concussion issues.

The 34-year old officially announced his retirement from baseball on Sunday, ending a successful career that spanned 13 seasons.

The Valencia, Venezuela native spent the majority of his MLB tenure with the New York Yankees (seven seasons), and also enjoyed stints with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves before spending his final season with the Miami Marlins in 2020.

He posted a .268 batting average, 41 homers and 275 RBI in 730 career games. He won a World Series as a back-up catcher for the Yankees in 2009.