Former All-Star second baseman Jeff Kent has retired from baseball after 17 seasons in the major leagues. The 40-year-old Kent made the announcement last week in Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium, where the California native spent the last four seasons.
Kent was a five-time All-Star and the National League’s Most Valuable Player in 2000. He hit 377 homers in his career, 351 of those as a second baseman (most ever for a player at that position). Kent batted .290 lifetime with 1,518 RBIs. Last season, he passed Ralph Kiner, Gil Hodges and Carlton Fisk on the all-time home run list, and overtook Billy Williams, Dave Parker and Mickey Mantle on the all-time RBI list.
Kent was drafted by Toronto in 1989, and went on to play for six major league teams, batting .276 with three homers for San Francisco in his only World Series appearance in 2002. He batted .280 and stroked 12 homers in 121 games for the Dodgers last season.
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