No more Kent for the MLB

After a long career in Major League Baseball, at age 40, five-time All-Star winner Jeff Kent announced his retirement from the field this week during a news conference in Dodger Stadium with resume worthy of Baseball Hall of Fame consideration, including such records as a .290 career batting average, 377 home runs, 1,518 RBIs and a .500 slugging percentage.

He played the last seven baseball seasons for the Dodgers, yet during his very long career he also played for San Francisco Giants, Blue Jays, Yankees and the Mets among other teams. He also completed several important MLB achievements including 2000 National League MVP, five-time All-Star and four-time Silver Slugger. Second base Kent’s best season with the Dodgers was 2005, when he hit 29 homers with 105 RBIs and 100 runs scored. His is only World Series appearance was back in 2000 while playing for the San Francisco Giants.

Although not everything in Kent’s career has been success: in the past he had several issues with team mates, coaches and the media: In 2007, Jeff Kent aired his frustration to reporters after the Dodgers fell out of the division race. Also he developed a reputation for his work ethic and no-nonsense commitment to winning which gained him lots of media attention; even so the MLB farewells one of the most impressive baseball players in history.

So far there is no specific news on what he would be venturing to now that he leaves Major League Baseball, rumor has it that Jeff Kent would like to spend more time with his wife and children, the oldest age 12 and the youngest 5. We certainly wish the best for this amazing baseball star, in my opinion he should start couching youngsters, certainly the MLB will be needing players of his caliber in the future.