On May 29, 1989, one of the greatest players in baseball history announced he was calling it a career: Michael Jack Schmidt. Yes, his retirement happened in the middle of a season. In fact ...

Mike Schmidt arguably ... to be a reflection on Schmidt’s relationship with the fans and how he’s found peace, culminating with his 1995 Hall of Fame induction speech in Cooperstown, N.Y ...

Many professional athletes don’t know when it is time to walk away. To Mike Schmidt’s credit, he knew. It happened on May 28, 1989. Schmidt was struggling with a .203 average on a last-place ...