Report: Dodgers RHP Maddux to retire

Nov 5, 2008 - 9:44 AM NEW YORK (Ticker) -- Los Angeles Dodgers righthander Greg Maddux is expected to retire, according to a report Tuesday night by MLB.com.

The web site said Maddux's agent, Scott Boras, told reporters near the end of the first day of the General Managers Meetings that the pitcher said he had no plans to return next season.

"I talked to Greg at the end of the season, and he said at this point, his intentions are not to play next year," Boras said.

Boras was skeptical when asked if Maddux would change his mind by spring training.

"I don't know," Boras said. "I think he was rather definitive about his statement, and my belief from his point of view is that he will retire."

If he chooses to end his career, Maddux, 42, would retire as arguably the greatest pitcher of his generation, having won four Cy Young Awards in as many seasons from 1992-95.

He ranks eighth on the all-time wins list with 355, one more than Roger Clemens, who has not officially retired but has been out of baseball while dealing with legal issues surrounding his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Maddux owns a 355-227 record with 109 complete games, 35 shutouts and a 3.16 ERA in parts of 23 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. He was 11-14 in 35 postseason starts, winning his lone World Series title with the Braves in 1995.

Maddux went 14-11 with the Padres in 2007, and the team decided to exercise its option on him for the 2008 season. After going 6-9 in 26 starts, San Diego traded him to Los Angeles for the stretch run.

He posted a 2-4 record in his second stint with the Dodgers and allowed two runs in four innings in the playoffs.