Trey Mancini’s MLB journey has come to a close, and it ends with the kind of story that stuck with fans far beyond the box score.
The longtime Baltimore Orioles first baseman and outfielder announced his retirement after a comeback stint with the Los Angeles Angels this season. In 13 at-bats with the Angels, Mancini hit .308 with four hits, a run and a .748 OPS.
For Orioles fans, though, his name has been tied to Baltimore for years. Mancini spent part of six seasons with the club from 2016 to 2022, and 701 of his 836 career MLB games came in an Orioles uniform.
His career also carried a far bigger fight. Mancini missed the 2020 season while battling colon cancer, then returned after surgery and chemotherapy and was eventually declared cancer-free. He came back strong enough to win the AL Comeback Player of the Year award in 2021.
He later added a World Series title to his resume with the Houston Astros in 2022. Mancini also spent the 2023 season with the Chicago Cubs, and his career in MLB stretched across eight seasons overall.
When he announced his retirement on Instagram, Mancini wrote, “To every fan, especially those in Birdland- your support over the years meant the world to me.”
Across his career, he hit .263 with 129 home runs, 404 RBI and a .775 OPS. The source of his legacy, though, goes well beyond the numbers. Mancini’s two notable comebacks made him one of the game’s most memorable perseverance stories, and his strong defensive play in Game 5 of the 2022 World Series earned him a place in Astros postseason history.
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