Thomas Pressly: Everything you need to know

Pressly announced his retirement from professional baseball Saturday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. Pressly will step away from the game after spending 13 seasons in Major League Baseball, during which he notched 117 saves and compiled a 3.33 ERA and 1.18 WHIP across 691.1 innings split between the Twins, Astros and Cubs. The 37-year-old was named an All-Star twice (2019, 2021) and won the World Series with Houston in 2022.

Pressly was designated for assignment by the Cubs on Thursday. Pressly had a tough tenure with the Cubs, which appears to have concluded when he served up a grand slam Tuesday. Overall, he has a 4.35 ERA and 1.52 WHIP across 41.1 innings and could be headed for free agency if he goes unclaimed on waivers.

Pressly allowed four runs (three earned) on a hit and two walks across an inning of relief in Tuesday's loss to the Brewers. He struck out two. Pressly only allowed the one hit but it was a big one, as he served up a grand slam to the red-hot Andrew Vaughn in the sixth inning that broke open Milwaukee's 9-3 win. The veteran reliever had seemingly righted the ship after a rough start to the season, but he's now allowed runs in three straight outings, and his ERA has climbed to 4.35. Pressly has a career 3.33 ERA and he's been under 4.00 in each of the last seven seasons.