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Four years ago, the Royals signed Gil Meche to one of the most derided contracts in recent memory, giving the free-agent pitcher $55 million over five years. Now, Meche has decided to walk away, retiring from the game and leaving $12 million on the table because of nagging shoulder problems. The 32-year-old announced his decision Tuesday, releasing the following statement through the Royals:
"After a lot of thinking and prioritizing of issues in my life I have decided to retire from baseball. As a competitor my entire life this is the hardest decision that I've ever faced, but it's not fair to me, my family or the Kansas City Royals that I attempt to pitch anymore. I came into this game as a starting pitcher and unfortunately my health, more accurately, my shoulder, has deteriorated to the point where surgery would be the only option and at this stage of my life I would prefer to call it a career rather than to attempt to pitch in relief for the final year of my contract.
"I can't thank the Kansas City Royals and their fans enough for my four seasons there and if I have any regret, it's that we weren't able to accomplish on the field what the goal was when I signed there."
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Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2011/01/18/royals-gil-meche-announces-retirement/
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