By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | March 9, 2016, 11:44 am CT
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After eleven seasons in the majors, including eight wearing the birds on the bat, veteran second baseman/outfielder Skip Schumaker has decided to retire from professional baseball, the Padres announced on Wednesday.
Schumaker had been in camp with the Padres this spring on a minor-league deal, and will now step aside from the game to spend more time with his family.
Drafted as an outfielder by the Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2001 amateur draft, Schumaker made his major league debut four years later. Over the course of the next seven years in St. Louis, the fan favorite and well-respected team leader transitioned to second base and was a part of two World Series Champion teams.
Schumaker spent the 2013 season with the Dodgers, reaching the playoffs, and spent the last two seasons playing for the division-rival Reds.
In 1,149 big league contests, Schumaker hit .278/.337/.364 with 28 homers and 284 RBI.
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