New York Mets left-hander Jerry Blevins officially announced his retirement from baseball via his Twitter account on Tuesday evening.

From 2016-2017, Blevins was not only a fan-favorite, but also a dominant figure in the Mets’ bullpen, pitching to a 143 ERA+ across 91 innings of work. Blevins also amassed 121 strikeouts, and only allowed 29 earned runs while only walking 39 batters.

Blevins previously retired from baseball following the 2019 season, and joined SNY as an analyst for the ‘Baseball Night In New York’ show. Shortly after Steve Cohen bought the team from the Wilpons this offseason, Blevins came out of retirement and signed with the team.

He pitched fairly well for the team in Spring Training. He was sent to the alternative site shortly before the season began but never reached the majors afterward. Blevins had a short, roughly four-year career with the Mets, but remains one of their better relievers of the last decade.

Blevins pitched for three other MLB teams in the Oakland A’s (seven-years), and one-year for both the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals. Lifetime, Blevins pitched in 609 games with a 30-13 record, with 508 strikeouts across 495.1 innings and an impressive 1.23 WHIP.

Blevins also made a point to let fans know that he will be at Citi Field for Wednesday night’s game against the Red Sox with his family, and will enjoy himself a classic ballpark frank and a beer, because as he tweeted, “I’ll always be a fan first.”

We at MMO would like to wish Jerry Blevins the best in his retirement.