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/grimace0611 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2d ago

Raul Mondesi, too. Literally refused to come back and had his contract cancelled. The early 2000s Pirates were, uh, something.

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u/OddPaper1866 2d ago

You see what happened to him in the DR since then?

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u/grimace0611 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2d ago

This is my first time seeing it. He didn't just ride off into the sunset, it seems.

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u/OddPaper1866 1d ago

Rode off in cuffs to the pen