Jon Jay: Announces retirement

Jay announced Wednesday via his personal Twitter account that he has retired from professional baseball.

Jay spent the first half of his 12-year career with the Cardinals before bouncing around the league in the last few seasons. The 37-year-old appeared in 1,201 games during his time in the majors and slashed .283/.348/.373 with 37 homers, 532 runs, 341 RBI and 55 stolen bases.