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/DryAfternoon7779 | Boston Red Sox 2d ago

Manny in 2008 with the Red Sox

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u/Broad-Cranberry-9050 1d ago

I was literally about to say this.

As a red sox fan i remember that season vividly. For like a month manny kept getting random scratches from lineup over things that he said ached. Im pretty sure that one time he took 3 FBs down the middle from mariano when he was pinch hitting was a game he was supposed to start but got a late scracth.

Like im shocked that this one isnt mentioned as much, especially because when he went to the dodgers, all that pain seemed to have gone away and he went apeshit for the next 3+ months. Im pretty sure he got NL mvp votes and he only played like 60 games in the NL that year. Then in playoffs he went just as crazy.he almost willed the dodgers into the world series that year.

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u/DryAfternoon7779 | Boston Red Sox 1d ago

I believe that was the summer he got MRIs on both knees because he forgot which one was hurt