& his career ended prematurely due to injury. This is from an interview with Prince Fielder (Link)... You played 162 games a year four times and missed only 13 games over eight seasons. How much of a toll did that take on your body? PF: ”Obviously, I think this caused my early retirement, but I couldn't do it any other way. Just for the record, I never asked for any of the days off in my career. I fought every one of them. I guess you need days off, but I just didn't want them.” “A lot of people probably say I'm stupid, and they're probably right, because there are people who take days off who are still in the league, and I'm not. But it's easier for me to accept that I can't play anymore because I literally gave it all I got. That allows me to be a little bit more at peace.” It was more about him being completely overweight his whole career. Not taking a random Sunday off