Giants Reliever Jeremy Affeldt Will Retire at Season’s End

Jeremy Affeldt has often been the first one to come out to the dugout before games this season, both at home and on the road. He'll walk out into the dugout, put his knee brace — one of two he needs to wear — in a safe spot, and then sit and sip coffee as teammates stream out onto the field.It turns out Affleldt has been saying goodbye. 8 Correctional Deputies On Leave Following Inmate Death The 36-year-old left-hander announced his retirement Thursday morning. Affeldt is finishing up his 14th and final season and his seventh with the Giants. He served as a fill-in closer at times and now mostly pitches early relief innings, and in between Affeldt has handled — and handled well — just about every job imaginable in a bullpen. He has a 3.07 ERA in 412 appearances for the Giants.Affeldt's greatest accomplishments have come in the postseason. From Game 3 of the 2010 World Series through Game 7 of the 2014 World Series, he did not allow a run. The span of 22 scoreless postseason games totals 23 1/3 innings, includes just 11 hits, and finished with Affeldt being named the winning pitcher in Game 7 of last year's World Series. He threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings that...