Rancho Bernardo High alumnus Cole Hamels and longtime Padres reliever Craig Stammen were both rehabbing shoulder injuries
The Padres announced Friday that Cole Hamels and Craig Stammen have retired. Both of the 39-year-old pitchers were rehabilitating shoulder injuries.signed a minor-league deal with the Padres in spring training
, was more actively attempting a comeback. The left-hander had not pitched in the major leagues since 2020 an had a series of surgeries in the interim. The most significant of those procedures was a rotator cuff repair in his throwing shoulder, which involves an arduous recovery. Hamels had spent the past five months working in Arizona but had yet to make it into a game.
then. He had been working out at Petco Park, but there was little expectation by him or the team that he would return.Hamels was drafted 17th overall by the Phillies in 2002 and was the World Series MVP for them in 2008. The four-time All-Star also pitched for the Rangers Cubs and Braves. He finishes his career with a 163-122 record in 422 starts.
Stammen, who debuted with the Nationals as a starter in 2009, signed with the Padres as a minor league free agent in 2017 after a year spent rehabbing from flexor tendon surgery. He went on to throw more innings than any major league reliever from 2017 to ’22. He also became a mentor to Padres pitchers and position players alike. Stammen will long be remembered in San Diego for started Game 3 of the 2020 National League wild-card series.
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