Former Colorado Rockies Cuddyer Retiring

NEW YORK (AP) — Sometime after surgery in early November to repair a core muscle injury, Michael Cuddyer realized his body was not up to a 19th season of professional baseball.
Following eight trips to the disabled list in four years caused by a strained oblique muscle, an inflamed cervical disk in his neck, a broken shoulder socket, a thigh strain and knee inflammation, it was time to stop.
“It wasn’t just the DL stints. It’s the aches and pains that every single player