MLB: Daniel Murphy Retires for Second Time, Comeback Bid With Angels Minor League Team Ends

Three-time MLB All-Star Daniel Murphy will not continue his comeback bid to rejoin the major leagues.

The 38-year-old joined the voluntarily retired list of the Los Angeles Angels Triple-A minor league team, the Salt Lake Bees, according to ESPN.

The minor league team officially confirmed Murphy's retirement in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

The former major league player appeared in 40 games for the Salt Lake Bees, having a batting average of .295 with one home run and 25 RBIs.

The two-time Silver Slugger award winner initially came out of retirement at the end of last March by suiting up for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an official partner of the MLB operating in cities where there are no MLB or Minor League Baseball teams.

Murphy put off a decent performance on his stint with Long Island, putting up a batting average of .331/.410/.451 with 2 home runs and 19 RBI in 37 games.

He joined the Los Angeles Angels organization in the middle of June on a minor league contract, which caught many by surprise.

Daniel Murphy retired for the first time in 2021

The star infielder last played a major league game during the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened 2020 MLB season for the Colorado Rockies.

He put up career-worst statistics with the Denver-based team, prompting him to announce his first retirement at the end of the season in January 2021.

"This is a beautiful game, and I really just feel humbled and blessed that it let me jump on the ride for a little bit. It's beautiful. It can teach you about so many things. And all I can say is, thank you," Murphy said back then.

Murphy was best known for his time with the New York Mets, where he played for the majority of his career. He debuted with the team in 2008, and his time with the Big Apple reached its pinnacle when he helped lead the team to the 2015 World Series, putting up incredible performances in the postseason.

The Jacksonville, Florida native broke the major league record for most consecutive postseason games with a home run that year, hitting a home run in six straight games.

He also won the 2015 National League Championship Series MVP after the Mets swept the Chicago Cubs to reach the championship round. However, the team fell short against the Kansas City Royals in five games.

Following the World Series run, Murphy signed with the Washington Nationals as a free agent, where he finished as the runner-up to the National League MVP in 2016.

Short stints with the Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies followed. Murphy has a .296 batting average, as well as 138 home runs, 735 RBIs, 1,572 hits, and a .796 OPS over the course of his career, wherein he played in 1,452 games over 12 seasons in the Major League Baseball.