Michael Trzinski

I didn't include him because he is still playing...

You are correct. I should have clarified--those were three of the *many* pitchers who didn't pan out. (Do you see what I did there? Used the word 'pan' with the word 'Gold?') Here is a complete list of 1st round busts: (Didn't play in the bigs at all, overall pick listed) 2015 Nathan Kirby (40) 2009 Eric Arnett (26) 2009 Kyle Heckathorn (47) 2008 Evan Frederickson (35) 2001 Mike Jones (12) 1993 Joe Wagner (39) 1991 Tyrone Hill (15) (Played in MLB, # of MLB games listed) 2011 Jed Bradley (6) 2004 Mark Rogers (11) 1997 Kyle Peterson (20) 1974 Butch Edge (6)

Every June, Major League Baseball teams make selections in the MLB Amateur Draft. Some of the players chosen are high schoolers, and others are college players. All teams delve into the history of the players, including prior injuries, and even study psychological reports to see if the player can handle the professional baseball life. In 1970--the year of the Brewers' first draft--only 11 of the first 20 selections in the draft played in the major leagues. Kodi Medeiros, one of the players profiled in this piece, was picked in the 2014 MLB Draft. From that draft class, 14 of the first 20 players picked by big league teams made it to the majors. Although teams have gotten better at zeroing in on future big-league players, it doesn't always work that way. This is the story of three first-round pitchers the Brewers chose who never made it to the bigs. Rick O'Keeffe Rick O'Keeffe was rated as one of the top pitchers going into the 1975 MLB Amateur Draft. Dozens of pro and college scouts attended every game O'Keeffe pitched for Yorktown (New York) High School his senior year. Despite the pressure, O'Keeffe pitched three no-hitters during his final high school season. When draft day came, Milwaukee chose the 6-foot-6 red-headed left-hander with the fifth pick in the first round. He was tabbed before players such as Rick Cerone, Clint Hurdle, and Dale Berra. O'Keeffe had two decent seasons in the low minors for Milwaukee but was traded to Cincinnati in his third season. The Reds hoped the southpaw could harness his control, but that didn't happen, as O'Keeffe had a walk rate of 11.4% over five-plus seasons in the Reds organization. Cincinnati gave up and traded him to Toronto. After one forgettable season in the Blue Jays chain, O'Keeffe missed all of 1983 due to injuries. After making one final attempt in 1984, O'Keeffe retired from baseball. J.M. Gold J.M. Gold had credentials similar to those of Rick O'Keeffe. Gold was a tall, lanky, right-handed pitcher from the East Coast (Toms River, New Jersey), one of the top prospects as a senior in high school. Peter Gammons had Gold as the #2 high school prospect in the 1998 MLB Draft. Milwaukee grabbed him as the 13th overall pick in the first round. After a tough season at Single-A Beloit, Gold injured his arm in 2000 and underwent Tommy John surgery. Returning to rookie ball in 2001, Gold did well and was promoted to High-A High Desert in 2002. His season began with him being robbed at gunpoint and suffering from pneumonia and ended with shoulder surgery that summer. In 2003, Gold once again had shoulder woes and had major shoulder surgery in October. After failing to recover from his injuries, the Brewers released Gold in May 2004. Kodi Medeiros Kodi Medeiros was the Hawaii Player of the Year 2014 as a pitcher after being named to the 2013 All-State team as an outfielder. Medeiros returned to the mound in 2014, had a monster year, and was picked 12th by the Brewers in the first round. The southpaw had issues with control, allowing walks at a rate of 11.1% over four-plus seasons in the Brewers organization. In 2018, Medeiros was part of a trade that saw reliever Joakim Soria come to Milwaukee. Medeiros had an okay season at Double-A Birmingham in 2018, but his 2019 season at the same stop was plagued with wildness and injury. He sat out the Covid season of 2020 and returned the following year but scuffled at Triple-A Charlotte with an ERA of 5.52 in 30 appearances. He was released by the White Sox and signed with the Los Angeles Angels before the 2022 season. After just 10 games at Triple-A Salt Lake, Medeiros was released. He announced his retirement the following March. O'Keeffe, Gold, and Medeiros all looked like slam-dunk, sure-fire future big leaders, but injuries and a lack of progress scuttled their careers before they could even get a sip of Starbucks at the big-league level. Sometimes, it just doesn't work out how you want it to. View full article

Vincent Antonio Rottino was born in Racine, Wisconsin and attended St. Catherine’s High School, graduating in 1998. Rottino committed to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and played there for four years, earning Division III All-American status his senior season, as well as setting UW-L season records for with 80 hits, 53 runs, 19 doubles, and 15 home runs. He batted .410 and slugged .759. He wasn’t selected in the 2002 MLB Amateur Draft but was signed as a free agent by the Brewers in February 2003. Although signed as a catcher, Rottino played six positions as a rookie. He reached the majors after four years in the minors where he batted a combined .306 (504-for 1,647), including a monster 2004 season at Single-A Beloit with a slash line of .304/.352/.482 along with 17 homers and 124 RBIs. The right-handed hitting Rottino made his big-league debut with Milwaukee as a September call-up in 2006 but only got 14 at-bats. Rottino saw limited big-league action the next two seasons, appearing in only nine games total. While playing in the minors in 2009, the Brewers traded Rottino to the Los Angeles Dodgers for pitcher Claudio Vargas at the trade deadline. Rottino bounced around in the Dodgers and Marlins organizations in 2009-2010 before returning to the bigs for the Marlins in 2011. He was released after playing in eight games and signed with the New York Mets as a free agent. In 2012, Rottino was waived after getting a career-high 33 at-bats and two homers with the Mets. The Cleveland Indians picked him up and he batted 28 more times for Cleveland before being released after the season. Rottino spent a year in Japan and another season in Korea before returning to the United States in 2015. He spent a year in the minors for the Marlins and the following season in the White Sox organization before calling it quits in September 2016. Rottino is currently a Brewers TV analyst. View full player

Jonathon Paul Feyereisen was born in River Falls, Wisconsin and graduated from River Falls High School in 2011. After three years at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Feyereisen was selected in the 16th round of the 2014 MLB Amateur Draft by the Cleveland Indians. The right-hander was assigned to Mahoning Valley in the Low-A New York-Penn League that summer and went 17 innings (15 games) without allowing a run. He struck out 24 while walking only one batter. He earned four saves and three victories. The following season he moved up to Lake County in Single-A Midwest League and began the season with 14 scoreless innings before giving up a run. He finished the season at Lynchburg at High-A and his combined stats showed an ERA of 2.08 with 12 saves. He began the 2016 campaign at Double-A Akron before getting traded at the trade deadline to the New York Yankees with three other players for relief ace Andrew Miller, who played an integral part in the Indians run to the 2016 World Series. Despite solid numbers at Double-A/Triple-A for the Yankees, Feyereisen languished in the bush leagues. Over 2017-2019, Feyereisen pitched in 114 games (184.2 innings) and posted an ERA of 3.07, but his higher-than-average BB rate was 11.1%. On September 1, the Yankees traded Feyereisen to the Brewers. The Covid season of 2020 was a wasted year as Feyereisen appeared in just six games. The following season, Feyereisen was enjoying success in the first month of the season and had a stretch of eight scoreless innings over nine appearances, allowing just one hit and two free passes while striking out 11. In mid-May, Feyereisen was traded with Drew Rasmussen to the Tampa Bay Rays for Trevor Richards and Willy Adames. Feyereisen pitched well for Tampa Bay the next two seasons, including a dazzling 2022 when he allowed only one unearned run over 24.1 innings (22 games) for a FIP of 1.67. After the season, Feyereisen underwent surgery to ‘clean up’ the rotator cuff and labrum in his right shoulder. A week later, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Feyereisen did not pitch at all in 2023 due to rehabbing his bum shoulder. In 2024, Feyereisen split time between Triple-A Oklahoma City and Los Angeles, but after an ERA+ of 49 and FIP of 6.71 across 10 games for the big club, the pitcher elected free agency. As of mid-January 2025, Feyereisen remains a free agent. View full player

Damian Donald Miller was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin and attended high school in nearby West Salem. Miller was an all-conference player in football, basketball, and baseball his senior year. Miller attended Viterbo College in La Crosse under Coach Ed Servais, whose nephew Scott Servais was an eleven-year veteran of major league play, and up until the end of the 2024 season was the manager of the Seattle Mariners. In three years at Viterbo, Miller set school career records with 29 doubles, 87 RBIs, and a .419 batting average. After his junior year, Miller was tabbed in the 20th round of the 1990 MLB Amateur Draft by the Minnesota Twins. Miller took a Crash Davis-type route to the bigs, playing eight seasons before getting ‘The Call,’ He finally made it to Minnesota in Aug 1997, but in 25 games (18 starts) performed well, slashing .273/.282/.379 across 66 at-bats. After the season, Miller was chosen by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1997 expansion draft. After spending a few weeks at Triple-A Tucson—where he hit .349 across 63 at-bats—Miller was called up to the big club and would spend most of the next five years as Catcher1 for the D-Backs, appearing in 467 games and slashing .269/.336/.437 with 48 HRs. He earned his only All-Star game nod in 2002 and went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and an RBI in the infamous 7-7 tie at Miller Park. After the season, Miller was traded to the Chicago Cubs. Miller hit a career-low of .233 for the Cubs and went a combined 3-for-21 in the NLDS against Atlanta and NLCS loss against Florida. In December, Miller was traded to the Oakland Athletics. Miller hit .272 in 2004 with the A’s and had career-highs with 108 hits, 25 doubles, and 58 RBIs. The backstop became a free agent and signed a reported three-year, $8.75 million deal with the Brewers. Miller was the main catcher his first two years with Milwaukee and appeared in a combined 215 games and played solidly on defense with a fielding percentage of .997 and threw out runners at an above-average rate of 31.8%. In what would be his final year in baseball, Miller backed up Johnny Estrada in 2007 and only played in 58 games, slashing .237/.296/.348 across 186 at-bats. In June, Miller hit a three-run, walk-off HR on ‘La Crosse Day’ in a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros. On July 2, Miller went 4-for-5 with two home runs and seven RBIs. Miller drew interest from the Yankees and the Padres before the 2008 season but chose instead to retire in May. View full player

Well said, @Jack Stern

Did you ever take someone for granted? Maybe not at first, but as time went along? I’m sure many Milwaukee fans have taken Bob Uecker for granted. Uecker is a legend, not only in the eyes of Brewers fans but also in the eyes of this nation. Uecker passed away today at the age of 90, and now we all must deal with the loss of a person who was a part of our lives in many ways. Image courtesy of © Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Bob Uecker was born in Milwaukee on January 26, 1934. Uecker served in the Army for two years, and upon his return home in 1956, he signed a contract with the Milwaukee Braves for $3,000. He spent six years in the Braves minor league chain, and despite his claim that he was a terrible player, he had years where he batted .310, .312, and .332. Uecker made his major league debut in 1962, and although he spent the whole season with the Braves, he only played 33 games and had a batting line of .250/.324/.328 across 71 at-bats. Uecker hit his first big league homer in the last game of the season. In 1963, Uecker played mostly at Triple-A Denver but also had two stints in Milwaukee, where he played in just 13 games. During spring training before the 1964 season, the Braves had four catchers in camp. Uecker told Braves management that he would quit baseball if sent down to the minors, where he had spent seven of the previous eight years. The Braves traded Uecker to the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Gary Kolb and catcher Jimmie Coker. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Uecker became the backup to starting catcher Tim McCarver. “Ueck” played in only 40 games and slashed .198/.315/.236 across 106 at-bats. His busiest month was September, when he played in 13 games, starting 11 times to spell McCarver, who played in 143 games that season. Uecker had a pair of two-hit games in the month as the Cardinals came from 7.5 games behind first-place Philadelphia to win the National League pennant on the campaign's final day. Years later, McCarver said he thought that the Cardinals might not have won the pennant without the comedic Uecker to keep the clubhouse loose. The Cardinals beat the New York Yankees in the World Series in seven games, and although Uecker was on the roster, he did not see any playing time during the Fall Classic. A hilarious Uecker moment was when he found a marching band member’s tuba in the outfield prior to Game 1 and shagged fly balls with the instrument during batting practice. Uecker spent the 1965 season in St. Louis and then bounced around the next two seasons in Philadelphia and Atlanta. During spring training in 1968, Uecker and two Atlanta teammates were involved in a fight at a nightclub in West Palm Beach, Florida. Uecker was struck by a beer bottle and required 48 stitches to close the wound. After re-aggravating an injury on the field that he had suffered in a motorcycle accident, the Braves released Uecker on April 2. In 1969, Uecker worked with Ernie Johnson and Milo Hamilton on WSB-TV, doing television work for the Braves. Uecker did an opening act for comedian Don Rickles, appeared nearly 100 times with Johnny Carson, and worked as a scout for the Brewers in the early 70s. In September 1971, the Brewers announced that Uecker would broadcast games on TV and WTMJ radio and began his long-standing career on the airwaves in Milwaukee and beyond. Uecker also worked on ABC Monday Night Baseball from 1976-1982. During that time, Uecker worked All-Star, League Championship, and World Series games. We also knew him as the 'Voice of the Brewers,' a man who spent more than five decades painting the pictures of thousands of ballgames on the airwaves from County Stadium, Miller Park, Am Fam Field, and dozens of ballparks across this great country. Bob Uecker has been a member of our ‘family’ for over 50 years. Everyone has a Uecker story and can recite lines from his movies and commercials. Even though most of us didn’t know him and had never met him, we all ‘knew’ Bob Uecker. He made every Brewers broadcast personal, with him speaking to every one of us. The players on the team loved him, especially his long-time friend Robin Yount. Who can ever forget the scene in the Milwaukee locker room last year after the loss in the NLWC series? Hugs and tears were abundant, with players like Christian Yelich in the middle of it with Uecker. There was love and admiration in that room. That is how all of us feel about Bob Uecker. Bob Uecker has passed away, and it is a sad day in Milwaukee and the baseball community. There is no doubt in my mind that Bob is sitting in the Front Row in Heaven. May you Rest in Peace, Ueck. We will miss you. View full article

@Kyle Ginsbachnicely put!

I rarely tear up when a celebrity dies, but I did today. Rest in Peace in the Front Row in Heaven, Ueck. God's Peace 💔

I never met him but listened to him 100s of times on the radio. His knowledge, wit, and humility made him a unique person, not only in baseball, but in 'real life.' May you Rest in Peace, Ueck. Surely you are in the Front Row in Heaven. God's Peace 💔

Over the last couple months, @Brock Beauchampand I have been working on adding players to the Milwaukee Brewers Players Project. Since Thanksgiving, we have added about 60 player bios to our collection. It is our goal to add 3-5 players every week, with the majority of them getting 400 words or so, while 'select' bios will run about 700 words. It is a great way to learn Brewer history and get to know the individual players. Last night after my cat Hudson woke me up, I got to thinking about the Players Project. Normally I have been doing three 'short' bios per week and then try to tie them together with a piece on the front page. Which made me ask: why not do bios and try to have a common theme that connects the trio of players? So that is my goal from now on. This week's piece features players that not only were born and bred in Texas but played college ball at the University of Texas. Enjoy! Billy Bates Billy Bates was a fireplug (5-foot-7, 155 pound) second baseman who played in only 21 games for Milwaukee in 1989-1990. Bates holds three University of Texas records for runs scored and triples. But his failure to hit big-league pitching (.125/.189/.146) shortened his career. He did earn a World Series ring in 1990 while playing at the end of the season for the Cincinnati Reds. He got a base hit off Oakland ace closer Dennis Eckersley in Game 2 and scored the winning run in a 5-4 Reds win. Bates also beat a cheetah in a 'handicapped' race. Check out the video here. Brooks Kieschnick Before Shohei Ohtani, there was Brooks Kieschnick. In college, Kieschnick won 34 games in three seasons for Texas, while hitting 43 home runs and batting .360. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs but wasn't given a chance to pitch. After a couple years with the Reds and the Rockies, Kieschnick was signed as a free agent by Milwaukee, who made him a full-time pitcher. He played in only three games as an outfielder for the Brewers, but pitched in 74 games during 2003-2004, pitching to a respectable ERA+ of 95 and FIP of 4.13. Not bad for a guy who only had 48 innings pitched in his professional career prior to that. Taylor Jungmann Jungmann (pronounced 'YOUNG-men') was also a star player for the Longhorns. Jungmann is in the Top 10 in eight different pitching categories in the U of T record book. He was selected 12th overall by the Brewers in 2011. Jungmann had a nice season in 2015 for Milwaukee as a rookie, winning nine games with an ERA+ of 105 and FIP of 3.92. He only pitched in nine more games for Milwaukee and was out of baseball by 2020. What is the Players Project? It's a community-driven, wiki-style project that focuses on Brewers players of all stripes. It's open to all Brewer Fanatic users and we've had contributions for current players, past players, and players who never even made the major leagues but played in the Brewers farm system. Create your favorite player today! The Milwaukee Brewers Players Project is open to all Brewer Fanatic users. If you're a Brewers history buff or just want to dive into the background of your favorite player, come on board! Are you interested in Brewers history? Then check out the Milwaukee Brewers Players Project, a community-driven project to discover and collect great information on every player to wear a Brewers uniform! View full article

Nice to see getting some love from the other orgs.

Kodi Medeiros barely pitched during his junior season at Waiakea High School in Hawaii. But as a nod to his overall athleticism, he was named to the All-State first team as an outfielder, slashing .492/.529/.825 with four homers and 36 RBIs. Medeiros made his way back to the mound his senior year (2014) and played in at least three national showcase tournaments. He was named the Gatorade Hawaii Baseball Player of the Year on the strength of his 7-1 record, 0.97 ERA, and 83 strikeouts in 43.1 innings pitched. Although Medeiros had signed a letter of intent with Pepperdine, he elected to sign with the Brewers as their 12th overall pick in the 2014 MLB Amateur Draft, collecting a signing bonus of $2.5 million along the way. Kodi Mitsugi-Kaiana Medeiros began his pro career with the Brewers club in the Arizona Rookie League but struggled with a WHIP of 2.094 and an ERA of 7.13 across 17.2 innings. Despite his rough start, Medeiros earned a promotion to Single-A Wisconsin in the Midwest League to start the 2015 season. He was also listed as the number eight prospect on MLB.com’s Top 30 Prospect listing. Only 19, Medeiros had a solid campaign for the T-Rats, with a WHIP of 1.275 and strikeout rate of 23.5%. His walk rate was a little high at 10% but all in all, it was a nice first complete season. Moving up the ladder one step at a time, Medeiros advanced to High-A Brevard County in the Florida State League in 2016. Medeiros scuffled at that level with perhaps the worst year of his career. His ERA of 5.93 and BB/K ratio of 63/64 were less than stellar. The following season, the Brewers moved the High-A club to Zebulon, North Carolina in the Carolina League and Medeiros moved with them. The 2017 season was much better for Medeiros as his BB/K ratio was 53/121 but he was perhaps ‘effectively wild’ as he led the league with 20 hit batsmen. Medeiros began the 2018 campaign at Double-A Biloxi in the Southern League, but in late July before the trading deadline, he and pitcher Wilber Perez were traded to the Chicago White Sox for closer Joakim Soria. Medeiros was headed for one of his finest seasons when he was traded with an ERA of 3.14 and a BB/K ratio of 45/107. Things didn’t go so well at Birmingham in the same league, as Medeiros went 0-2 with an ERA of 4.98 in seven starts. The 6-foot-1 left-hander began 2019 on the injured list but pitched mostly in relief with 28 appearances (nine starts) with an ERA of 5.10. Medeiros did not play in the Covid year of 2020, but was bumped up to Charlotte of the Triple-A East for 2021. In 30 games, he went 0-1 with an ERA of 5.52. After the season, Medeiros became a free agent and signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels a few months later. He pitched in 10 games with Triple-A Salt Lake in the Pacific Coast League in 2022, but the parent club released him in June. Medeiros announced his retirement the following March. View full player

Jon-Michael Gold was born in Belleville, New Jersey but attended Toms River North (New Jersey) High School. During his senior year, baseball scouts flocked to Raider Stadium to watch the 6-foot-5 fireballing right-hander, who was listed by Peter Gammons as the number two high school prospect in the country. Gold made a verbal commitment to St. John’s University but when the Brewers selected him 13th in the 1998 MLB Amateur Draft, Gold decided to turn pro. Gold signed for $1.67 million and reported to Ogden (Utah) in the Rookie Pioneer League. He made five starts, pitching to an ERA of 2.51. Gold earned a promotion to Beloit (Wisconsin) in the Single-A Midwest League for 1999. Gold was named to the Eastern Division squad for the MWL All-Star Game but did not play. The final stats showed a 6-10 record and an inflated ERA of 5.40. His BB rate was an awful 10.7%, perhaps one of the reasons that he returned to Beloit for the 2000 season. His 2000 season ended after only seven starts (3-1, 2.91) after he was diagnosed in mid-May with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow and underwent Tommy John surgery a month later. Gold returned to the mound in late June 2001. Pitching for the Brewers team in the Arizona Rookie League, Gold lasted 0.2 innings in his return and gave up four hits and three runs. Ouch. After three more starts, he moved up to Ogden, where he had begun his professional career three years earlier. He made seven starts and had some success, striking out batters at a rate of 36% while walking only 7.7%, a vast improvement over the previous year. Hoping to see more in 2002, the Brewers moved Gold to High-A High Desert (California) in the California League. Gold battled pneumonia and stayed at extended spring training before heading for California. Adding to his woes, Gold was robbed at gunpoint in California after a 16-inning game. After just seven starts for High Desert, he was shut down for the season as he underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder in mid-August. Gold returned to High Desert in 2003 and began the season in the bullpen, as the organization wanted their pitcher to build up arm strength. Gold once again struggled with shoulder issues and spent time on the disabled list and pitched in only 11 games (three starts) that season. In October 2003, Gold underwent his third major surgery as his surgeon repaired a torn rotator cuff, damaged labrum, and cleaned up the shoulder capsule. The Brewers released J.M. Gold in May 2004. View full player

Richard J. O’Keeffe was born in the Bronx, New York and played high school ball at Yorktown High School in Yorktown Heights, New York. Yorktown Heights—about an hour north of New York City—is the ‘hometown’ of musician Dave Matthews, politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and sportscaster Buster Olney. O’Keeffe earned notoriety as a junior in high school. Opposing coach Andy Castallano of Gorton (NY) High School said after his team lost to O’Keeffe and Yorktown, “I saw a major leaguer today. I haven’t ever seen a high school pitcher that fast.” After his senior year, the big redhead (6-foot-6, 225-pound) was selected by the Brewers as the fifth overall pick in the 1975 MLB Amateur Draft. O’Keeffe pitched three no-hitters among his seven wins as a senior, along with a batting average of .426 with five home runs. The southpaw had a K rate of approximately 53% as a senior, while allowing walks at a rate of about 11%. That number would get a lot worse during O’Keeffe’s career and led to his downfall. Playing at Low-A Newark (New York) in the New York-Penn League in 1975, O’Keeffe had a pair of shutouts and seven wins in his 11 starts but walked nearly as many as he struck out (54 BB, 59 K). He moved up to Class A Burlington (Iowa) in the Midwest League the following season. He won seven games, compiled an ERA of 2.87 and made the MWL All-Star team, but had continued control problems, walking men at a rate of nearly 13%. Manager Matt Galante commented that O’Keeffe was a “strikeout pitcher who is a bit wild.” The following season, O’Keeffe started out at Double-A Holyoke (Massachusetts) in the Eastern League but after 13 starts, O’Keeffe and Garry Pyka were traded to Cincinnati for pitcher Mike Caldwell, who would go on to win 102 games for the Brewers over eight seasons. O’Keeffe made 15 starts for Three Rivers (Quebec) and finished the year with a record of 9-10 and an ERA of 4.05. Over the next four seasons, O’Keeffe bounced around in the Reds organization and in three of those seasons had more walks than strikeouts. Tired of the wildness, the Reds released O’Keeffe in April 1982. The pitcher was picked up by the Toronto Blue Jays in a minor league deal, but after 16 appearances at two stops was released by the Blue Jays in late July. After missing the 1983 season with tendonitis and surgery to remove bone chips in his left elbow, O’Keeffe was signed by the New York Mets in early 1984. O’Keeffe had a complete game one-hitter in late April but suffered a groin pull a week later. He returned and made three appearances but was ineffective. O’Keefe announced his retirement from baseball a few weeks later. View full player