Former Baltimore Orioles Reliever Officially Retires From Baseball

A journeyman reliever who spend his most seasons with the Baltimore Orioles has retired.

The Baltimore Orioles saw one of their former relievers and pitching legends, Zack Britton, announce his retirement late in 2023.

Now, another one of their former pitchers, although not as legendary as the left-handed closer, has also decided to hang up the cleats and call it a career.

"RHP Tommy Hunter is officially retired, he tells The Athletic. Hunter pitched for seven teams over 16 seasons and is unclear what the future holds. The father of four said he feels like he 'might have something to give back to the game,'" according to Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic.

The righty also told Adam Jones on his podcast earlier in October that he was planning retiring as well.

Tommy Hunter and Jones were teammates with the Orioles where Hunter spent six of his 16 Major League years.

His first stint with the club began in 2011 when Baltimore traded for him and Chris Davis in exchange for Koji Uehara. Hunter started 11 of 12 games that season for the Orioles and finished with an ERA of 5.06 across 69 1/3 innings pitched after the acquisition.

The right-hander was a starter for the majority of his games in 2012, but was moved into the bullpen after being optioned to Triple-A due to some struggles.

After that, Hunter only started one more game in his Major League career as he was solely used out of the bullpen.

His first stint in Baltimore ended in 2015 when they traded him to the Chicago Cubs, but in August 2016, he signed with the Orioles and appeared in 12 games.

Hunter never became the player that Baltimore hoped for when they acquired him and he certainly won't be remembered in franchise history like Britton, but he did give them solid innings during his tenure.

How he wants to stay involved with the game will be seen during the next chapter in his baseball career.