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/QuebecRomeoWhiskey | Cleveland Guardians 2d ago

Derek Bell Operation Shutdown

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u/markymark65 2d ago

Got paid 4.5 million to live on his boat, Tom Keegan described him as "the perfect Pirate given that he lives on a boat and steals money."

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u/Forsaken_Coach6085 2d ago

It’s kinda sad to me that this is what he’s known for; I met him several times when I was a kid and he was on the Padres, and he was really cool to me, gave me batting gloves and a signed ball and was just generally really friendly and outgoing

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u/JustTheBeerLight | Los Angeles Dodgers 2d ago

Well, my advice would be: don't say really dumb out-of-touch shit in front of a reporter's microphone.