This former Red Birds arm is calling it after 13 years.
After 13 professional years on the mound, former Cardinal Kyle Gibson is hanging up the cleats.
Gibson made his decision official on the Serving It Up podcast Thursday afternoon, a little under a month after opting out of his contract he was under with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Gibson was selected with the 22nd overall pick in the first round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins, debuting with the team in 2013.
The righty out of Greenfield, Indiana spent the first six seasons in the Twin Cities, before testing the free agency waters after the 2019 season and signed a three-year deal with the Texas Rangers, and was selected to his only career All-Star Game as a member of the Rangers in 2021, before being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies at the 2021 trade deadline.
After the 2022 season, he would then head to the Baltimore Orioles and then also the St. Louis Cardinals for a season apiece.
After singing minor league deals with the Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays, Gibson has finally decided to move onto the post-career aspect of life.
Gibson finishes his major league career with a 112-111 record, a 4.60 earned run average, and 1,520 strikeouts.
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