Andrus signed a ceremonial one-day contract with the Rangers on Friday to officially retire as a member of the organization that he spent the first 12 big league seasons of his career. The 36-year-old shortstop wraps up a 15-year career that also included stint with the Athletics and White Sox. He steps away from the game with a lifetime .268 batting average, 2,091 hits, 102 home runs, 775 RBI and 347 stolen bases. His 1,652 games, 305 stolen bases and 1,743 hits with the Rangers rank 2nd, 1st and 3rd in franchise history respectively. He was a two time All-Star, finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting in 2009. Despite a 15-year career where he was known as one of the most sure-handed shortstops in the league, but never won a Gold Glove Award.

Andrus retired with a career .268 average, 2,091 hits, 102 home runs, 775 RBI and 347 stolen bases. His 1,652 games, 305 stolen bases and 1,743 hits with the Rangers rank 2nd, 1st and 3rd in franchise history respectively. He was a two time All-Star, finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting in 2009. Despite a 15-year career where he was known as one of the most sure-handed shortstops in the league, he never won a Gold Glove award. Andrus spent the 2023 season with the White Sox, but never made an appearance in the major leagues this year after he was released by the Diamondbacks in spring training.

Andrus has been out of the league since being released by the Diamondbacks this spring. The 36-year-old hit .269/.325/.370 with 102 homers and 347 steals in a 15-year career, most of which was spent with the Rangers. At one point, he seemed poised to take over for the retiring Miguel Cabrera as the active MLB leader in hits this year. However, Freddie Freeman made up a 94-hit deficit in 2023 to overtake him. As it turned out, Andrus, who finishes at 2,091 hits, was never active this year anyway.

Andrus had an opt-out clause in the minor league contract he signed earlier this month with Arizona, so he’s been granted his release to pursue a new opportunity. It’ll be Geraldo Perdomo opening the season as the Diamondbacks’ starting shortstop with top prospect Jordan Lawlar back at Triple-A Reno.