In a moment of truth, Angels pitcher Ty Buttrey revealed that he is no longer ready to pretend to be happy as an outstanding player and that he subsequently, decided to retire.
“I’m tired of pretending and lying to the best fan base in the world,” Buttrey confessed in a social media post.
“Life is super simple, find your true passion, find people you love, and don’t give a damn what any person outside those lines thinks. People love to have control over others.”
“My whole life I’ve played the game for everyone else. I just wanted to prove everyone wrong. When I wouldn’t make a team, I worked 10 [times] harder to avoid being perceived as a failure. As time went on, baseball became more of a business and less of a game. I couldn’t help but notice my love and passion for this game started to diminish.”
The 28-year-old went on: “I always thought baseball was a cool job. I also knew that same job paid extremely well. What young kid doesn’t want a cool job that pays well?”
Speaking of a mentor who had once told him he would never reach major leagues, Buttrey added:
“I hyper-focused on every aspect of this game. I increased my level of commitment to make a lot of money and say I have a cool job and to prove to every (expletive) who didn’t believe in me and doubted my ability to become an MLB player that I could do it.”
Buttrey said that he made a firm decision to leave the sports after contacting Angles twice and following their advice to re-think it.
His goal now is to “start living the life” he always wanted as a “normal, hardworking dude that loves his family and his friends.”
