Bagwell Retires

Jeff Bagwell announced today that he will retire, ending his career as he started it: a Houston Astro. Bagwell is a member of a dieing breed in baseball: a star who plays his entire career with one team. Coincidentally, his teammate Craig Biggio is also a member of this club.

You'll hear much more about this phenomena at next years Hall of Fame induction. On the dais will be two of the biggest stars who wore only one name on their chests - Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn.

Bagwell is the active leader in career home runs for a player who's only played for one team (449). With news of his retirement, that distinction falls to Chipper Jones (357). Like Bagwell, Jones also has a star teammate who has only played for one team - Andruw Jones.