Former Chicago Cubs pitcher and eight-year MLB veteran has officially announced his retirement.
Former Cubs Pitcher, Eight-Year MLB Veteran Announces Retirement originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Chicago Cubs have had many players come and go over the past few years, including Dan Straily. Straily, a right-handed reliever who appeared for the Cubs during the 2014 campaign after pitching for the Oakland Athletics at the time in the first half, only threw in 13.2 innings for the organization.
Selected in the 24th round of the 2009 MLB draft, Straily played eight years in Major League Baseball.
According to Codify, the pitcher has decided to hang them up after a very successful career. After 803.1 innings, the 36-year-old is now walking away from the game.
“Dan Straily has announced his retirement after throwing over 800 innings in the big leagues, over 1,000 in the minors, over 500 in the KBO, and 32 in Mexico too,” they wrote. “Dan was our very first client and helped grow Codify Baseball from an idea into reality. Congratulations, Dan!”
Throughout Straily’s career, he was typically used as a starter.
He started in 140 of the 156 games he pitched, but for the Cubs, he was used as a reliever, starting in only one of his seven appearances.
Things didn't go exactly as planned for him in a Cubs uniform, posting an 11.85 ERA in 13.2 Innings.
Career-wise, however, he was much better than that stint, posting a 4.56 ERA, leading the league in starts during 2017, and striking out 681 hitters in his 803.1 innings.
There wasn't a point when Straily was a star by any means, but he finished fourth in Rookie of the Year voting in 2013 and did some impressive things throughout his lengthy baseball career.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 7, 2025, where it first appeared.
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