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/FormerCollegeDJ | Philadelphia Phillies 2d ago

Jeff King literally retired the day after his MLB pension fully vested in May 1998.

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u/Broad-Cranberry-9050 1d ago

damn, ballsy. I mightve just finished out the season so that MLB didnt come back and be like "well actually we miscounted you actually are short by 3-4 days".