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Shields retires

LOS Angeles Angels pitcher Scot Shields, one of the premier set-up relievers of the past decade, announced his retirement from Major League Baseball, the team said on Friday. Shields preserved late-inning leads and set up saves for closers Troy Percival and Francisco Rodriguez on Angels teams that won five American League West titles in six years. The 35-year-old Shields, whose last two seasons in his 10-year career were ravaged by injury, had a lifetime record of 46-44 with an earned run average of 3.18. He averaged 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.



 

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