Joel Peralta: Retiring from baseball

Peralta has decided to retire from baseball, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The 40-year-old never signed on with another club after being designated for assignment by the Cubs in July, and he said Friday that he's "not going to play anymore." Peralta never made an All-Star team but he put together a highly respectable 12-year major league career, posting a 4.03 ERA and 1.16 WHIP while pitching for eight different teams.