{"id":389643,"date":"2026-01-05T18:57:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/389643\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T18:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:57:13","slug":"kyle-datres-announces-immediate-retirement-from-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/389643\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Datres announces immediate retirement from baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Free agent infielder Kyle Datres, who was named to the Colorado Rockies\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/news\/ryan-vilade-terrin-vavra-emerging-in-colorado-rockies-ranks-311245630\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">organizational All-Star team<\/a> one year after he was drafted out of the University of North Carolina, announced his immediate retirement from baseball.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/yankees-sign-former-all-star-infielder\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yankees sign former All-Star infielder<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs 2025 comes to an end, so does my baseball playing career,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DS8OB4UEo1Y\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Datres wrote Thursday on his Instagram account<\/a>. \u201cHanging up the cleats after playing this game since I was 5 years old. Baseball took me all over the country, more importantly it introduced me to lifelong friends and unforgettable memories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe game taught me countless life lessons, but the relationships built along the way will always mean the most. Forever thankful for baseball, and especially for my family and friends who supported me every step of the way. Onto whatever God has planned next. Thanks for everything baseball and Deuces 2025 \u270c\ud83c\udffc\u26be\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Datres, who turned 30 on Monday, spent the 2025 season with the Cleveland Guardians\u2019 Triple-A affiliate. In 39 games with the Columbus Clippers he slashed .204\/.311\/.292 before he was released in June.<\/p>\n<p>A 12th-round draft pick out of UNC, Datres reached Triple-A with the Rockies five years after his final collegiate game.<\/p>\n<p>In 48 games at the highest level of minor league baseball, he slashed .207\/.311\/.307. 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