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Jeromy Burnitz Calls it Quits

By Eamonn BrennanMar 11th 2007 – 2:13PM

The career of Jeromy Burnitz has seemingly finally ended today; Burnitz announced his retirement at the age of 37 today.Burnitz was bought out by the Pirates for $700,000 this past off-season after they declined to pick up his $6 million option in his final year. It was the first year Burnitz didn't have a guaranteed deal,...

Background on Jeromy Burnitz

Jeromy Neal Burnitz (born April 15, 1969 in Westminster, California) is a former baseball player who was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Mets (1993–94, 2002–03), Cleveland Indians (1995–96), Milwaukee Brewers (1996–2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (2003), Colorado Rockies (2004), Chicago Cubs (2005), and Pittsburgh Pirates (2006).

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