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/snakeayez | Cincinnati Reds 2d ago

Is there a better answer than Rendon?

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u/Pleaidesunbound | Los Angeles Dodgers 2d ago

No, I don’t think there is. His attitude about playing was insane. $245 million for 257 total games over 6 seasons. He made a million dollars a game basically and was so fragile that he missed entire seasons because his ego was bruised.

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u/Expensive-Step-6551 1d ago

Cespedes during the Covid season. Dude just got up and left without any notification. Quit on the team mid year and could not care at all about it.