Bruce made his major league debut in May of that year and hit a decent.
He was a top 100 prospect in each of his first three years in pro ball, eventually becoming Baseball America’s #1 farmhand entering the 2008 season. This sport gave me more than I could’ve ever asked for,” Bruce wrote as part of his announcement (the full statement is available at the above link).Ī first-round pick of the Reds in 2005, Bruce would quickly become one of the sport’s most promising young talents. All I ever wanted to be ’when I grew up’ was a baseball player, and to say that I got to live out my dream would be the understatement of a lifetime.
“ After 14 incredible seasons, I’ve decided to make the very difficult decision to retire from baseball. Today’s game against the Rays will be the final outing of Bruce’s 14-year MLB career. Yankees first baseman Jay Bruce has announced he’s retiring from baseball ( via Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic).
