Ex-Tiger Curtis Granderson retires from MLB

CHICAGO – Curtis Granderson announced his retirement from Major League Baseball Friday morning. The 16-season veteran was drafted by the Tigers in 2002 and played his first six big-league seasons with the Tigers before being traded to the Yankees in 2009. In total, Granderson played for 7 MLB teams, including the Mets, Dodgers, Blue Jays, Brewers, and Marlins. He appeared in two World Series, in 2006 in Detroit and 2015 with the Mets. He was a three-time All-Star and was MLB’s active leader in triples with 95.