At 42 years young, Curt Schilling has called it quits after 23 years in the MLB. On Monday, Schilling announced his retirement with “zero regrets.” He signed a one-year, $8 million contract, but missed all of last season with a shoulder injury.
Schilling was co-MVP with Randy Johnson of the 2001 World Series and helped the Diamondbacks win in their first World Series appearance against the New York Yankees. Schilling was also a member of the 2004 and 2007 World Champion Boston Red Sox teams.
Schilling wrote, “The things I was allowed to experience, the people I was able to call friends, teammates, mentors, coaches and opponents, the travel, all of it, are far more than anything I ever thought possible in my lifetime.”
Schilling finished his career with 3,116 strikeouts (14th most in baseball history), a 216-146 record, and a 3.46 ERA. In the postseason, he went 11-2 record, the best of any pitcher with at least 10 decisions, with a 2.23 ERA in 19 career starts. Perhaps his most memorable game occurred in Game 2 of the 2004 World Series when he was pitching with a loose tendon in his right ankle, causing blood to seep through his sock, which now resides in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
hope he ends up getting into the HOF on the first ballot