Dodgers pitcher announces retirement after winning World Series

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One Los Angeles Dodgers player is going out on a high note, announcing his retirement after they won the 2024 World Series against the New York Yankees.

Veteran reliever Daniel Hudson, 37, is taking his World Series title to go, telling The Orange County Register "this was the only reason I came back — to go out on top."

"And that’s what’s happening," Hudson added. 

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Daniel Hudson throws during the seventh inning against the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the 2024 World Series at Yankee Stadium. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)

Hudson was a fifth-round pick in the 2008 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox, and it didn’t take long for him to make his big league debut. In 2009, Hudson pitched in six games (18.2 innings), two of which were starts for the White Sox. 

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Hudson played for seven different teams, spending his most time with the Arizona Diamondbacks over six seasons, where he had a 3.17 ERA in 133 appearances. 

His breakout season came in 2011, when the 24-year-old threw 222.0 innings with 169 strikeouts in 33 starts with a 3.49 ERA for Arizona.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Daniel Hudson throws during the third inning against the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the 2024 World Series at Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)

But just when it seemed like Hudson was hitting his stride, he tore his UCL and needed Tommy John surgery in July 2012. And just as it seemed he was ready to get back on the mound, he again tore a ligament in his elbow,