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Mercer announced Tuesday via his personal Twitter account that he has retired from professional baseball. Considering he turned 35 years old in August and didn't land an invitation to a big-league camp during the offseason, Mercer's decision to retire doesn't come as a major surprise. Mercer spent parts of 10 seasons in the majors with the Pirates, Tigers, Yankees and Nationals, compiling a .256/.315/.386 slash line and 66 home runs over 950 career games.
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Mercer went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-2 loss to Boston. The infielder went yard in the eighth inning, but that was the last of Washington's scoring in the contest. Mercer has hit safely in five of his last six games, going 6-for-25 (.240) in that span. He has a .261/.317/.369 slash line across 120 plate appearances while adding two homers, seven RBI and 13 runs scored in 44 contests this year. Mercer has seen less than a short-side platoon role at second base with Luis Garcia since the former returned from a calf injury in mid-September, although Mercer has also seen some playing time at the hot corner.
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Mercer (calf) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Monday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. Mercer landed on the injured list with a left calf strain July 24, but he began a rehab assignment at Double-A Harrisburg last week. He went 3-for-9 with a run, two walks and three strikeouts across three rehab games and will rejoin the Nationals as utility depth after Adrian Sanchez was designated for assignment.
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Mercer (calf) will begin a rehab assignment at Double-A Harrisburg on Wednesday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. Mercer has been sidelined since July 24 due to a left calf strain, but he'll play second base and lead off in his return to game action Wednesday. The 35-year-old will likely require several rehab appearances following his lengthy absence, but he appears to be on track to rejoin the Nationals prior to the end of the regular season.
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Mercer was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left calf strain, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports. The infielder presumably suffered the injury July 20, which was the last game he appeared in. Mercer had just been activated from the IL on July 16 after recovering from a quadriceps strain, but now he's set for another absence. It's unclear how long he'll be sidelined. Carter Kieboom was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to provide infield depth in Mercer's absence.
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