This time, Daniel Murphy looks to be hanging the spikes up for good.
After coming out of retirement to play for the Atlantic League’s Long Island Ducks and the Angels’ Triple-A affiliate, the Mets legend retired officially Tuesday.
In January 2021, Murphy announced his first retirement after spending the shortened 2020 season with the Rockies.
But the infielder made a comeback bid in 2023, joining the Ducks in March before signing a minor league deal with the Angels in June.
After joining the Salt Lake Bees on June 20, he hit .295/.379/.362 with one home run and 25 RBIs over 149 plate appearances.
He went 1-for-5 in his final game on Sunday before calling it quits this week.
A 13th-round pick of the Mets in 2006, Murphy spent his first eight seasons in New York, hitting .288 while with the Amazin’s.
A consistent contact hitter, Murphy exploded during the 2015 postseason, hitting a home run in six straight games over the NLDS and NLCS, lifting the Mets over the Dodgers and Cubs to send them to the World Series for the first time since 2000.
He won the NLCS MVP after going 9-for-18 with four homers in the sweep over Chicago.
But Murphy then signed a three-year, $37.5 million contract with the rival Nationals after that magical playoff run and finished second in the NL MVP in 2016 after compiling a league-best .985 OPS.
He later spent time with both the Cubs and Rockies, ending his big league career with a .296 average.