Former NL Cy Young Award winner Webb to retire
Sinkerballing righty hasn't pitched in the Major Leagues since 2009
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Hampered by a series of right shoulder injuries, former National League Cy
Young Award winner Brandon Webb will officially retire from baseball, his
agent told MLB.com.
Webb, 33, hasn't pitched in the Majors since 2009. He won the NL Cy Young
Award in 2006 with Arizona, and finished second in '07 and '08 before
shoulder issues derailed his career.
The right-hander injured his shoulder in his first start of the '09 season
and hasn't pitched in the big leagues since.
He attempted a comeback with the Rangers in 2011, but never made it out of
the Minor Leagues. Webb struggled to an 0-2 record with a 9.75 ERA with
Double-A Frisco, and later underwent a second surgery on his rotator cuff.
Multiple teams were rumored this offseason to be interested in Webb, who had
been planning another comeback attempt.
Instead, Webb will officially retire after seven Major League seasons, all
spent with the D-backs. Overall, he went 87-62 with a 3.27 ERA in 199 career
appearances (198 starts).