A day I hoped would never come finally has - the greatest Chinese-Panamanian baseball player in MLB history
has retired today.
After 17 years in the bigs, Bruce Chen ends his playing career with a winning record (82-81), over 1,000 strikeouts (1,140), 1 shutout, and so many laughs, memories and friends from the 11 teams for which he played:
- Atlanta Braves (1998-2000)
- Philadelphia Phillies (2000-2001)
- New York Mets (2001-2002)
- Cincinnati Reds (2002)
- Montreal Expos (2002)
- Boston Red Sox (2003)
- Houston Astros (2003)
- Baltimore Orioles (2004-2006)
- Texas Rangers (2007)
- Kansas City Royals (2009-2014)
- Cleveland Indians (2015)
In honor of his impressive staying power in the bigs, TDZ has created the
Bruce Chen All-Stars Sporcle quiz so that future generations will remember the man who played with some of the game's greats.
A proud Panamanian, Chen also pitched for Panama in the World Baseball Classic in 2006 and 2009.
During the offseason, Chen studied civil engineering at Georgia Tech (according to
Wikipedia), which will perhaps lead to his next career if he decides to forego a coaching role.
The Danger Zone applauds Bruce on his career in Major League Baseball and wish him luck in his future endeavors.
