Royals' Marten Gasparini: Hangs it up

Gasparini announced his retirement from baseball Friday, Clint Scoles of RoyalsAcademy.com reports.

Gasparini spent six years in Kansas City's farm system, but he failed to make much progress and finally decided to give up the game. He spent 16 games with High-A Wilmington this season and hit .122 with a triple and a walk.