earned $900,000 for the season if added to the 40-man roster, and incentives based on plate appearances could have totaled an additional $100,000. However, on March 4, 2016, Izturis announced his retirement from baseball, stating "I put my heart, my soul and my body into it this year to see how I was going to feel, but my body couldn't handle it anymore. So I decided this is the last time I'm going to be playing baseball.". His retirement left Bartolo Colón as the last active Montreal Expos player. Personal life During his career Izturis spoke to the English-speaking press through an interpreter. In his retirement, he runs an academy in Barquisimeto, Venezuela with his half brother Cesar. His half nephew Cesar Daniel is a minor league prospect for the Seattle Mariners. See also List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela References External links , or Retrosheet Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics 1980 births Living people Akron Aeros players Bravos de Margarita players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Burlington Indians players (1986–2006) Caribes de Anzoátegui players Columbus RedStixx players Edmonton Trappers players Kinston Indians players Leones del Caracas players Los Angeles Angels players Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball shortstops Major League Baseball third basemen Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Montreal Expos players Pastora de los Llanos players Sportspeople from Barquisimeto Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players Salt Lake Bees players Salt Lake Stingers players Tiburones de La Guaira players Toronto Blue Jays players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Canada Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States