Star of New Brunswick and a Former Chunichi Dragon hangs up his glove

Matt Stairs retires from MLB


Stairs was given permission by the Montreal Expos to play in Japan, where he suited up
for Nagoya`s profession baseball team the Chunichi Dragons. After his stint in Japan,
he returned to the Expos.


CBC News Follows:


Matt Stairs is retiring from Major League Baseball after almost two decades. Matt Stairs is retiring from Major League Baseball after almost two decades. (Chris Carlson/Associated Press)

Matt Stairs, New Brunswick's biggest baseball star, is ready to retire after almost two decades playing in Major League Baseball.

Stairs, 43, hasn't made the official announcement yet but he told CBC News in an interview on Wednesday that his playing days are now done.

"I'm not sad. I had a great career, a long career," Stairs said.

"And it's one of those things where I can walk away today and not be sad about it."

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