Andy Pettitte announced Friday he will retire from Major League Baseball at the end of this season. In a nice bit of symmetry, he is scheduled to make two more starts this season – one at Yankee Stadium and the other in his hometown of Houston. Pettitte is set to pitch against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, when the Yankees will honor longtime closer Mariano Rivera. Baseball’s career saves leader also is retiring. Rivera has saved 72 of Pettitte’s 255 career wins, the most for any set of teammates in major league history. Pettitte holds MLB records for postseason wins (19) and starts (44); he also ranks first in postseason innings (276 2/3) and second in strikeouts (183).
Andy Pettitte announced Friday he will retire from Major League Baseball at the end of this season. In a nice bit of symmetry, he is scheduled to make two more starts this season – one at Yankee Stadium and the other in his hometown of Houston. Pettitte is set to pitch against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, when the Yankees will honor longtime closer Mariano Rivera. Baseball’s career saves leader also is retiring. Rivera has saved 72 of Pettitte’s 255 career wins, the most for any set of teammates in major league history. Pettitte holds MLB records for postseason wins (19) and starts (44); he also ranks first in postseason innings (276 2/3) and second in strikeouts (183).David J. Phillip/Associated Press file photo (2009)