Former Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star and nine-year MLB veteran Ross Stripling announced his retirement from baseball on social media Monday morning.
The right-handed pitcher, 35, spent the bulk of his career with the Dodgers, who selected him out of Texas A&M in the fifth round (No. 176 overall) of the 2012 MLB Draft.
He worked his way up through the Dodgers' system over the next four years, making his major league debut as a member of Los Angeles' Opening Day rotation in 2016.
Stripling went on to play parts of five big league seasons with the Dodgers before being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2020. He remained with the Jays for parts of three seasons before signing one-year deals with the San Francisco Giants in 2023 and the Oakland Athletics in 2024.
With Love, Chicken Strip pic.twitter.com/iuyE0Bek6M
— Ross Stripling (@RossStripling) May 5, 2025
Former Dodgers All-Star Ross Stripling known for botched Angels trade announces retirement
Stripling pitched to a 3.68 ERA over more than 400 innings as both a starter and a reliever for the Dodgers. He pitched for Los Angeles in the playoffs in 2016, 2017 and 2019, including three appearances in the 2017 World Series.
Stripling was a valuable swing man during his time in Los Angeles. His best season with the Dodgers came in 2018, when he pitched to an 8-6 record and a 3.02 ERA over 122 innings en route to his first and only MLB All-Star nod.
Stripling's tenure in Los Angeles came to a somewhat unceremonious end in 2020, when multiple injuries caused his ERA to balloon up over 5.00 for the first time in his career. Stripling was reportedly supposed to be involved in a trade between the Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels in February of that year, but the deal was ultimately called off.
The reported trade would have sent Stripling, outfielder Joc Pederson and then-prospect Andy Pages to the Angels in exchange for infielder Luis Rengifo and a pair of minor leaguers. Ultimately, the Dodgers offloaded Stripling to the Blue Jays later that year.
Stripling finishes his major league career with a record of 40-54 with a 4.17 ERA and 1.245 WHIP in 846 1/3 innings pitched over 248 appearances, including 129 starts.
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