Kevin Pillar, an outfielder who spent the majority of his 13-year major league career with the Toronto Blue Jays, announced his retirement on Wednesday.
Pillar confirmed his decision during an appearance on the Foul Territory podcast, about a month after he was released by the Texas Rangers. After rehabilitating from offseason thumb surgery, Pillar played in 20 games for the Rangers — his 10th major league team — with nine hits in 43 at-bats.
Pillar, 36, was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 32nd round in 2011 and made his debut in 2013. He was traded to the San Francisco Giants early in the 2019 season, which was his best in the big leagues. He batted .264 with 21 home runs, 87 RBIs and 14 steals for the Giants that year, before signing with the Boston Red Sox in 2020.
“You will always be our Superman,” the Blue Jays said in a congratulatory social media post.
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FILE - Texas Rangers' Kevin Pillar is congratulated by Marcus Semien (2) after scoring on a Jake Burger sacrifice fly during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, April 26, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Benjamin Fanjoy, File)
FILE - Los Angeles Angels outfielder Kevin Pillar walks back to the dugout at the end of fourth inning during a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, Aug. 23, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen's game at Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga on Tuesday was postponed on short notice over structural concerns involving the Hamburg stadium's roof.
In an announcement less than three hours before kickoff, the league said the Volksparkstadion had been closed because of “weather-related structural risks in the area of the stadium roof.” The game will be rescheduled for a later date.
The stadium's roof covers the seating areas and leaves the playing surface exposed.
It's the third Bundesliga game in recent days to be called off. Two games originally scheduled for Saturday were postponed due to safety concerns around snow and ice in northern Germany.
The game between Hamburg-based St. Pauli and Leipzig and another between Werder Bremen and Hoffenheim were both rescheduled to Jan. 27 earlier Wednesday.
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Workers clear snow from a platform at the main station after heavy snowfall, in Hamburg, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. ( Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)
A sign in the stadium after the Bundesliga soccer match between Hamburger SV and Bayer Leverkusen was cancelled due to winter weather in Hamburg, Germany, Tuesday Jan. 13, 2026. (Christian Charisius/dpa via AP)
FILE - Frankfurt's goalkeeper Michael Zetterer lies on the pitch after conceding a goal by Hamburg's Albert Lokonga during the Bundesliga soccer match between Hamburger SV and Eintracht Frankfurt, in Hamburg, Germany, Saturday Dec. 20, 2025. (Christian Charisius/dpa via AP, File)
