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Trevor Hoffman told Barry M. Bloom of MLB.com that he has decided to retire.
"It's time to retire. It's time to move on," said Hoffman. "This is more of
a self-evaluation. I expect to pitch at a certain level and I had to be
honest with myself that I wasn't certain I could maintain that anymore."
Hoffman, who turned 43 in October, posted a 5.89 ERA last season and wasn't
going to find a chance to close in 2011. He'll accept a role in the Padres
front office, instead. Mariano Rivera may pass him eventually, but Trevor
Hoffman is the current all-time leader with 601 saves. He's ticketed for
Cooperstown.