Knee pain forces OF Giles to retire
March 11, 2010
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP)—Brian Giles(notes) says the pain in his arthritic right knee isgetting worse, and the 39-year-old outfielder informed the Los Angeles Dodgerson Thursday that he will retire.
Giles is a career .291 hitter with 287 home runs and 1,078 RBI in 1,847games. The two-time All-Star also played for the San Diego Padres, PittsburghPirates and Cleveland, calling his trip to the World Series with the Indians in1997 the highlight of his 15 major-league seasons.
Giles, who signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers this winter with aninvitation to major-league camp, hit a career-high 39 home runs for the Piratesin 1999 and returned the next season with a career-best 123 RBI for Pittsburgh.
His deteriorating knee limited him to 61 games with the Padres last season.
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