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• Spenser Watkins: Announces retirement from baseball

  5D ago • By RotoWire

  Watkins announced his retirement from professional baseball Monday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. Watkins -- who pitched with the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan in 2025 -- plans to become a sports agent. He posted a career 5.97 ERA over 40 appearances (31 starts) covering parts of three major-league seasons.

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• Spenser Watkins: Going overseas

  11/06/2024 • By RotoWire

  Watkins has signed a one-year contract with the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. Watkins, 32, spent all of the 2024 season at Triple-A Rochester in the Nationals organization, collecting a 4.56 ERA. He's put up a 5.97 ERA and 102:51 K:BB over 164.1 innings covering parts of three major-league seasons.

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• Nationals' Spenser Watkins: Heading to Washington

  12/18/2023 • By RotoWire

  Watkins agreed to terms with the Nationals on Sunday, per his agency, Gaeta Sports Management. Watkins was initially expected to sign with a KBO team for the 2024 season, but he'll remain in MLB as part of the Nationals. He's made 40 appearances (31 starts) between the Orioles and Athletics in the majors over the past three seasons, posting a 5.97 ERA and 1.53 WHIP in 164.1 innings.

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• Spenser Watkins: Heading to KBO

  12/13/2023 • By RotoWire

  Watkins is signing with a team in the Korea Baseball Organization, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. Watkins made just one major-league appearance in 2023 with Oakland and leaves behind a career 5.97 ERA and 1.53 WHIP across 164.1 total big-league frames. Maybe the 31-year-old right-hander can find more success overseas.

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• Spenser Watkins: Leaving Oakland organization

  10/05/2023 • By RotoWire

  Watkins elected free agency Wednesday. Watkins made one appearance for the Athletics in 2023 but spent the bulk of the year in the minors with three different organizations. Because of his service time, he had the ability to elect free agency and look for a new landing spot.

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