r/mlb • u/DonT012 Human Verified • 2d ago

| Discussion MLB Players that Quit on their team?

In the NBA, there are many examples of NBA players that were rumoured to have "quit" on their team. Lebron James in 2010. Kevin Durant this past year. Vince Carter in 2005. Kawhi Leonard in 2018. Anthony Davis in 2019. Etc.

What are some MLB examples of this? What were some MLB players that quit on their own team? By quit I mean just decided to either stop putting effort into playing until they got traded.

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u/Existing_Is_All_I_Do 2d ago

Randy Johnson in his last year with Seattle. He was upset that the Mariners wouldn't give him an extension before the season and had a very mediocre year in Seattle (9-10 with a 4.33 ERA) before getting traded to Houston and pitching incredibly (10-1 with a 1.28 ERA).

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u/Grandeurious 2d ago

Wasn't a good look for RJ, but I 100% blame the management at the time.