Chris Carpenter to retire after season

The agent for Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter says Carpenter will retire after the season, the Boston Globe reports.

"Chris basically came back from five career-ending surgeries," agent Bob LaMonte told the Gloobe. "I don’t think you’ll ever see anyone do that again. He had a sixth one and it was too many. He had a great career, a great human being."

Carpenter may have the opportunity to work in the organization after his playing career is over, perhaps in a front-office role. The 2005 National League Cy Young Award winner, Carpenter went 144-94 with a 3.76 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 1,697 strikeouts in 2,219 1/3 innings over 15 seasons.