Romine made the announcement Friday on his personal Instagram account. The 35-year-old utility infielder appeared in 26 games for the Cubs last season. He steps away after 11 seasons in the majors which includes stints with the Angels, Tigers, Mariners, Rangers and Cubs since 2010.

The 25-year was designated for assignment on Monday and went unclaimed on waivers. Romaine carried a .183/.234/.267 slash line over 64 plate appearances with the Cubs this season. 

Romine gets the boot with David Bote returning from the injured list. The 35-year-old batted just .183/.234/.267 with a homer over 64 plate appearances with the Cubs. 

Romine led off the seventh inning with a bunt single off of Lance Lynn. He then moved to second as Robinson Chirinos walked, took third on a fly ball by Sergio Alcantara and dashed home on a sacrifice fly off the bat of David Bote. He then clobbered a two-out, three-run homer just over the right field wall in the eighth inning to make it a 4-4 game. Romine has been on fire since joining the Cubs, hitting .438 (7-for-16) with a homer and four RBI in his first six games.