It looks like Prince Fielder's 12-year MLB career is over as a result of neck injury he sustained last month. Fox's Ken Rosenthal wrote on Twitter that Fielder won't play again after having surgery on his neck on July 29.
Sources: Prince Fielder’s career appears over. #Rangers expected to hold press conference tomorrow.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 9, 2016
Fielder made a name for himself in Milwaukee as one of the league's toughest players. He missed only 13 games in six seasons after being called up by the Brewers in 2005. He played in every game for Milwaukee in 2009 and 2011 and did the same in 2012 and 2013 after going to Detroit.
But Fielder's career changed after he was traded to Texas in 2014. Fielder underwent surgery before the All-Star break to alleviate nerve pain in his neck. He rebounded last year and had a .305 batting average in 158 games.
The pain came back this season, though, and doctors discovered Fielder suffered another herniated disk. He underwent his second surgery in two years to repair the injury.
Rosenthal says Fielder's doctors think it isn't safe for him to continue playing. Since Fielder will be considered medically disabled, the Rangers will still owe him $24 million a year through 2020.
Fielder finishes with a .283 career batting average and 319 home runs — the exact same amount of homers hit by his father, Cecil Fielder, who played from 1985 to 1999.
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