Right-hander announced his retirement on today. He was on the Braves roster until recently but was designated for a signment a week ago when that club acquired . Chavez elected free agency after clearing waivers and has apparently decided to hang up his spikes in recent days. I dont think were gonna keep going, Chavez said. I think this is it, time to turn the page, focus on the next chapter in life and go help all the young kids, all the stuff that I did so they dont have to take two steps backwards and take those three steps forward. Chavez wraps up his career just shy of his 42nd birthday, which is le s than a month away. He had an incredibly unique career in terms of the miles he traveled and jerseys he wore over the years. As detailed by in 2022, Chavez is the most traded player in history, having been flipped ten times. He was initially drafted by the Cubs in the 39th round of the 2001 draft but decided to go to college. Then the Rangers took him in the 42nd round the year after and got him to sign. The draft is now only 20 rounds in length but was obviously longer back then. Prior to making it to the majors, he was traded for the first time, getting sent to the Pirates for in 2006. He made his major league debut with that club in 2008, to sing 15 innings with a 6.60 earned run average. He stuck with the Bucs through 2009 but then before the 2010 season was flipped to the Rays for and then to the Braves for . His first stint with Atlanta lasted just a few months, as he was traded to the Royals at the deadline alongside and for and . He stuck with the Royals through the 2011 season before being put on waivers, when the Blue Jays claimed him. In August of 2012, he was traded to the Athletics in exchange for cash considerations. At the end of the 2012 season, Chavez still hadnt had a lot of major league succe s. He had a 5.99 ERA in 177 1/3 innings. The move to Oakland seemed to work out well for him. In 2013, he to sed 57 1/3 relief innings with a 3.92 ERA. He got stretched out for a rotation role and performed well. He logged 303 innings over the 2014 and 2015 seasons with a 3.83 ERA. Going into 2016, he was Hyun-Jin Ryu Jersey traded back to the Blue Jays, with sent the other way. That second stint with the Jays lasted just a few months, as he was flipped to the Dodgers for ahead of the 2016 deadline. Both of those clubs kept in him relief and he had a 4.43 ERA that year. He reached free agency for the first time ahead of the 2017 season and signed a one-year, $5.8MM deal with the Angels. The Halos stretched him back out but the results werent great, with a 5.43 ERA through July. He was moved back to the bullpen and had a slightly better 4.94 ERA the rest of the way. Going into 2018, he signed a one-year, $1MM deal to return to the Rangers, the first organization he signed with. That turned out to be one of his best seasons. He was traded the Cubs for at the deadline and finished that year with a 2.55 ERA. He got to make his first postseason appearance with the Cubs, to sing a scorele s inning in the Wild Card game against the Rockies, but the Cubs ultimately lost in 13 innings. He returned to free agency and signed with the Rangers yet again, this time on a two-year deal worth $8MM. That deal didnt work out quite as well, as he posted a 5.21 ERA over those two seasons. He had to settle for a minor league deal with Atlanta going into 2021, but he showed he still had something left in the tank. He was able to to throw 33 2/3 innings in the majors that year with a 2.14 ERA. He cracked the postseason roster and to sed 6 1/3 scorele s innings as Atlanta won it all, getting Chavez a World Series ring. He signed a minor league deal with the Cubs going into 2022 and got a brief stint on their roster before getting flipped back to Atlanta for . A few months later, he and were flipped to the Angels for . In the latter years of his career, he always seemed to wind up back in Atlanta. Even after being traded away in August of 2022, he was back in Atlanta via waivers a few weeks later. Via further minor league deals, he ended up to sing 34 2/3 innings in 2023 with a 1.56 ERA and then 63 1/3 innings last year with a 3.13 ERA. This year, his time on the roster has been more limited, with eight innings and eight earned runs allowed. In the end, Chavez played in 18 seasons for nine different teams, getting traded ten times. He got into 657 games and to sed 1,142 innings with a 4.27 ERA. He had a 51-66 win-lo s record, nine saves and 76 holds. Baseball Reference lists his career earnings above $25MM. We at MLB Trade Rumors salute him on his incredibly long and winding career and wish him the best with the next phase of his life. Based on his comments above, it sounds like maybe hell turn up in a coaching role in the future. Photos courtesy of Kelley L Cox, Tim Heitman and Charles LeClaire, Imagn Images Marco Estrada Jersey