September 8, Saltalamacchia was one of three Triple-A players added to the Tigers' expanded roster. He played in five major league games that season, going 0-for-7 with one walk and four strikeouts. Retirement Saltalamacchia announced his retirement from baseball on January 28, 2019, after 12 years in Major League Baseball. He told reporter Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic that it was time to "hang up [his] gear and start the next chapter of [his] life", which involved spending more time with his family. Saltalamacchia finished his career with a .232 average, 110 home runs, and 381 RBIs. After his retirement, Saltalamacchia was hired to coach the baseball team of The King's Academy in West Palm Beach. He took over the position from his former Rangers teammate Brad Wilkerson, who left the school to pursue other baseball opportunities. In addition to coaching The King's Academy, Saltalamacchia was hired by NESN to serve as a substitute sports commentator when the network's regular analysts were unavailable. In 2022, he joined the coaching staff of the Bourne Braves, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League. Personal life Saltalamacchia married his wife Ashley on July 12, 2005. She was a gym teacher at Royal Palm Beach High School during his time as a student, but claims they did not begin dating until 2004, the year after he graduated. They have four daughters. He and his family are Christians, and he listed his strong faith as one of the reasons he decided to coach baseball at The King's Academy. The family lives in Wellington, Florida. Fourteen letters long, Saltalamacchia has the longest last name in MLB history. The previous recordholder was Ossee Schreckengost, who played for the Red Sox in 1901. Most of Saltalamacchia's teammates refer to him by the nickname "Salty". Politically, Saltalamacchia has expressed several conservative beliefs. Although scheduling conflicts with the Marlins prevented Saltalamacchia from joining his World Series champion teammates on a celebratory visit to the White House, the catcher told reporters that he would have declined to attend regardless, as he did not support then-President of the United States Barack Obama. In 2016, Saltalamacchia expressed his disagreement with gridiron football player Colin Kaepernick's decision to take the knee during the playing of the U.S. national anthem prior to games. He referred to Kaepernick's kneeling as "pretty disgusting", and said that the football player "needs to go back