"Mets could use you"; "If he could only stay healthy" - Fans divided as Dodgers' Joe Kelly reluctantly announces retirement at 37

Former Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly has seemingly called time on his MLB career after not finding a team to pitch for during the 2025 season.

The two-time World Series winner made the announcement during a conversation with Rob Bradford on the "Baseball Isn’t Boring" podcast.

"I can throw gas still at 41 but now? Hell no, I ain't playing," Kelly said. "There's no such thing as retirement for athletes. Retiring is something my grandmother did. Let's cancel the word retirement, it's used for people who served in the military, for people who worked til 65. You guys deserve to retire, athletes don't."

Fans were divided by the 37-year-old former Dodgers pitcher's announcement.

"If he could only stay healthy." "The Mets could use you 😂" "The more I think about Henley getting his ribs broken pisses me off." "Never cared for this guy. Always finds away to bring attention to himself." "He’s done he will never play another game of baseball."

Kelly, who helped the NL West team win the 2020 World Series made 161 appearances for the Dodgers since joining them in 2019. He posted a 3.72 ERA over 147.2 innings during his tenure with the team. He finishes with a 54-38 overall record and a 3.98 ERA.

Edited by Chaitanya Prakash