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Nick Ahmed has announced his retirement from baseball after 15 seasons in the big leagues.
“For as long as I can remember, all I ever wanted to do was play baseball,” Ahmed wrote in a statement he posted on X. “I got to live out my childhood dream and play baseball for a very long time! After 15 professional seasons and over a decade in the big leagues, I am officially hanging up my spikes and retiring from playing baseball.”
Ahmed was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 2011, but was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2013 as part of the deal that sent Justin Upton and Chris Johnson to the Braves. Ahmed made his debut with the Diamondbacks in 2014.
He spent 10 seasons with the team and won Gold Glove Awards in 2018 and 2019. However, in 2023, he was released in September. The Diamondbacks went to the World Series that season, but Ahmed turned down the National League Championship ring offered by the team.
The following season, he joined the San Francisco Giants before being released. The Los Angeles Dodgers signed him, but also released him. He finished the season with the San Diego Padres.
This season, he signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers. He appeared in five games, but was designated for assignment in May and eventually elected free agency.
Playing 15 seasons in the big leagues is no easy feat. Ahmed thanked all of his former organizations in his statement, but he will likely be remembered as a Diamondback.
His defense was his biggest asset. He finished his career with 72 home runs and a .233/.286/.370 slash line.
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