Dontrelle Willis attempted to make a baseball comeback with the Milwaukee Brewers. He was a non-roster invitee on a minor league contract. However, according to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com, Willis has decided to retire from baseball.
He has been hit hard with a neck injury that almost forced him to throw in the towel. McCalvy clarified that it was a stiff neck that derailed his try at a comeback.
Willis was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the eighth round of the 2000 MLB Draft. He eventually made his debut on May 9, 2003 with the Florida Marlins.
In that debut, he gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out seven hitters. The left-hander went six innings and threw 93 pitches.
D-Train was the NL Rookie of the Year back in 2003 and was a potent factor to the Marlins team that won the World Series. He won 22 games in 2005, which placed him in second for the Cy Young.
He has not played in a major league game since 2011. The 33-year-old has dealt with multiple injuries that have held him out of action.
Willis pitched in an MLB game for the Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds.
In 2011, which is the last year he was in MLB action, he went 1-6 over 13 games played and 75.2 innings pitched. He had a 5.00 ERA and a 1.520 WHIP. He gave up 42 runs that season.