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By Jackson Roberts
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Two days after a shoulder impingement derailed him from making one final appearance at the World Baseball Classic, Julio Teheran called it quits on a brilliant professional baseball career.
After Team Colombia defeated Team Panama in its final game of the WBC to finish 1-3, Teheran announced his retirement from professional baseball, concluding a 13-year Major League Baseball career that included two National League All-Star selections.
"It was a decision that weighed on me a lot, but I did a lot of thinking, and it seemed like the right time," Teheran said in Spanish, via Francys Romero on X.
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Teheran, 35, made 255 appearances in the big leagues, 229 of which came with the Atlanta Braves. He posted an 81-82 record and a 3.85 ERA, totaling 1,260 strikeouts.
Teheran peaked in the mid-2010s, as he made his All-Star teams in 2014 and 2016, and finished fifth in the Rookie of the Year race in 2013. His 221 innings, 14 wins, and 2.89 ERA in 2014 were all career-bests, but his 2016 season featured a career-high 4.7 bWAR.
After exiting the Braves as a free agent following the 2019 season, Teheran's career took a journeyman trajectory. He pitched for the Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Mets over the next five seasons, while also pitching in the Mexican League in 2022.
Teheran's affiliated ball career concluded with minor-league stints for the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles late in the 2024 season. He returned to Mexico for the 2025 campaign.
While Teheran surely would have loved to finish his career with one more start on an international stage, he can take solace in knowing that he accomplished more in baseball than over 99% of his peers -- and earned over $42 million in the process.
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