The 2008 World Series MVP made comeback attempts in 2021 and 2023 that never got off the ground. On Friday he finally announced his retirement.
As it happened, the 2008 postseason was a coming-out party for Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels. In only his second full season in the major leagues, the left-hander won the MVP award in both the National League Championship and World Series, leading the Phillies to their first crown since 1980.The career of Hamels peaked so high and so early, that it perhaps came as a surprise to some when he announced his retirement Friday in a special ceremony in Philadelphia.
That would prove to be Hamels' 308th and final career appearance in a Philadelphia uniform.Six days later, Hamels was traded to the Texas Rangers, along with Jake Diekman and cash, for six players. Hamels, 31, would go 7-1 with a 3.66 ERA in 12 starts for the Rangers down the stretch that season, while the Phillies embarked on a franchise rebuild that would not come to fruition for another seven years.
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