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Matt Stairs officially retires after 19 major league seasons

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The writing was on the wall Monday when the 43-year-old was released by the Nationals, but this bit of news is worth passing along anyway.

According to the Montreal Gazette, Matt Stairs has officially retired from the game of baseball.

Stairs, a native of Canada, played for the Expos, Red Sox, A’s, Cubs, Brewers, Pirates, Royals, Rangers, Tigers, Blue Jays, Phillies, Padres and Nats during a 19-year major league career. He will hang up his cleats having posted a .262/.356/.477 lifetime batting line, 265 career home runs, 1,366 career hits and 899 career RBI. The well-traveled veteran also set the MLB record for most pinch-hit homers. All while possessing the body type of a casual softball player.

Stairs will take a bit of time off, but he told reporters that he might be open to coaching in the near future.