Struggling Guidry Agrees to Retire, Newspaper Reports

New York Yankee pitcher Ron Guidry has agreed to retire and will formally announce his decision at a news conference Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, the New York Times reported in Tuesday’s editions.

Guidry, who turns 39 next month, has been plagued by shoulder and elbow problems in recent years. He began the season on the disabled list after undergoing surgery March 17 to have a bone chip removed from his elbow. He pitched in seven games this season with Columbus, Ohio, the Yankees’ triple-A team. He was 1-5 with a 4.18 earned-run average.

Citing a source close to the team, the newspaper said Guidry was told by Yankee officials that he would not be brought back to the major league roster.

Guidry has a 170-91 record and a 3.29 ERA in 14 seasons, all with the Yankees, but is 16-23 since he went 22-6 in 1985. He won 20 or more games three times, including a 25-3 record in 1978 when he won the American League Cy Young Award. He had a 2-1 record in three American League playoffs and was 3-1 in World Series play.