Former All-Star Dodgers & Blue Jays Pitcher Retires

He began his major league career with 7.1 no-hit innings in his very first start, and wrapped it up last season in the bullpen with the Oakland A's. Now at 35, right-hander Ross Stripling has decided to call it a career after nine seasons. He posted his retirement message on social media:

With Love, Chicken Strip pic.twitter.com/iuyE0Bek6M
— Ross Stripling (@RossStripling) May 5, 2025

"I never could have imagined the experiences and memories I'd be a part of," the former LA Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants and A's pitcher wrote. "They exceeded every hope that my younger self could have dreamt of for a baseball career ... Now, I'm excited to be home and begin the next chapter of my life with my amazing family."

Stripling started his career with 4 1/2 seasons in LA, where he posted an impressive 3.68 ERA over 420 innings, and was named to the All-Star Game in 2018, with a 3.02 ERA and a career-best 10 K/9.

He moved on to the Blue Jays for 2 1/2 years, where he posted career bests in 2022 with 10 wins, a 3.01 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. But Toronto let him go as a free agent that summer, and he finished up his career in the Bay Area, with the Giants and the A's.

He tried his hand at Spring Training this year with the Kansas City Royals, but after posting a 14.36 ERA in five Grapefruit League outings, he was released.

Stripling finishes his big league career with a 4.17 ERA and 7.9 K/9 vs. only 2.1 BB/9.

'Chicken Strip' as he was so humbly referred to, says now that he feels "incredibly lucky to be so fulfilled and content with leaving the game behind."

Good luck to Stripling in his next journey.