Gary Sheffield watches the Orlando Magic play the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 13, 2011.
*Gary Sheffield, who last played in the majors with the New York Mets in 2009, told the New York Post that he called the Major League Baseball Players Association on Wednesday and officially retired, reports espn.com.
“I wanted to retire after I played for the Mets,” Sheffield told the newspaper. “My family said wait one year, that there was no need to rush it. I gave it a year and now it’s time to say goodbye.”
