Prince Fielder announced at a news conference on Wednesday that his playing career is over because of a second neck surgery."I can't play Major League Baseball anymore," said Fielder.
Fielder, 32, had surgery for a C4/C5 herniation in his neck on July 29, ending his season. He also underwent a similar procedure in 2014. He is not retiring; he is medically disabled and doctors will not clear him to play, sources told MLB Network Insider Ken Rosenthal.The six-time All-Star is a career .283/.382/.506 hitter with 319 home runs and 1,028 RBIs with the Brewers, Tigers and Rangers. His father, Cecil Fielder, who played from 1985-88 and 1990-98, also hit 319 big league homers.
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