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Randy Johnson announces his retirement

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Randy Johnson announced his retirement January 5, 2010.
Randy Johnson announced his retirement January 5, 2010.
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Randy Johnson is hanging it up after 22 seasons in the majors leagues. During a conference call Tuesday, Johnson announced his retirement. He became the 24th pitcher to record 300 wins, notching his landmark victory as a member of the San Francisco Giants against the Washington Nationals on June 4th. His 4,875 career strikeouts rank second behind Nolan Ryan's 5,714.

Johnson made his debut with Montreal in 1988 and then played for Seattle, Houston, Arizona, the New York Yankees and San Francisco. During that time he won five Cy Young awards, was a 10-time all star, threw two no-hitters and  earned co-MVP honors for his performance in the 2001 World Series. Johnson won the deciding game of the 2001 World Series against the hometown Yankees and then pitched for them during the 2005 and 2006 seasons.

More Info -

Randy Johnson retires after 22 seasons - ESPN.com

Highlights from Jonhson's conference call announcing his retirement - LoHud Yankees Blog

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Nicholas Diunte is an educator, writer and member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) living in New York City. A former college baseball player, coach and university professor, Diunte has merged his love for baseball and scholarship by chronicling baseball's history through oral...

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