Former Mets Gold Glover Juan Lagares Announces Retirement

Former Mets Gold Glove-winning outfielder Juan Lagares officially announced his retirement Thursday after two decades in professional baseball. Lagares, 36, last appeared in MLB in 2022 and spent his final four seasons with the Dominican Winter League’s Águilas Cibaeñas. He signed with the Mets in 2006, winning a Gold Glove in 2014 and posting his best MLB season with a .281 average, 4 homers, 47 RBI, and 13 stolen bases. Despite a 4-year, $23M extension in 2015, injuries hampered his offensive development. He concluded his MLB career with the Angels in 2021-22.