All-Star & 13-Year Veteran Pitcher Announces Retirement

July 18, 2025 , , , , ,
Minnesota Twins pitcher Kyle Gibson pitches during 2019 game.

Veteran right-hander Kyle Gibson has officially retired from Major League Baseball after 13 seasons.

Kyle Gibson Announces Retirement After 13-Year MLB Career

The 2021 All-Star made the announcement on the Serving It Up podcast, capping off a career that spanned five teams and nearly 1,900 innings. Gibson, drafted 22nd overall by the Minnesota Twins in 2009, debuted in 2013 after overcoming Tommy John surgery and became a workhorse in the league, ranking second in total starts since 2013 behind only Max Scherzer.

Gibson spent his first seven seasons with the Twins before stints with the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and two separate runs with the Baltimore Orioles. His peak came in 2021, when he posted a 2.87 ERA with Texas and earned his lone All-Star selection before being traded to Philadelphia. He was also a key contributor to the Phillies’ 2022 NL pennant run.

Though he struggled in his final MLB appearances with the Orioles this year (16.78 ERA in 4 starts), Gibson briefly revived his form with the Triple-A Durham Bulls before opting out of his minor-league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. 

With few big-league opportunities available, Gibson chose to step away. He finishes his career with a 112–111 record, 4.60 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, and 1,520 strikeouts across 1,878 innings, and plenty of respect as one of the game’s steadiest arms of the past decade.

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