▁of ▁Game ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁AL DS ▁going ▁ 5 ▁inn ings ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁post season ▁win . ▁ ▁Parker ▁was ▁project ed ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁A ' s ▁opening ▁day ▁st arter ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁that ▁Parker ▁would ▁under go ▁his ▁second ▁Tommy ▁John ▁surg ery , ▁which ▁would ▁cause ▁him ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁while ▁pitch ing ▁in ▁a ▁re hab ▁assignment , ▁Parker ▁f ract ured ▁his ▁el bow , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁surg ery . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Parker ▁once ▁again ▁f ract ured ▁his ▁el bow ▁and ▁under w ent ▁surg ery ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁Parker ▁was ▁out right ed ▁to ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁Nash ville ▁S ounds ▁on ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁he ▁then ▁elected ▁free ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁Parker ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁baseball ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Parker ▁said ▁he ' d ▁look ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁health ▁industry , ▁potentially ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁re hab ▁coordin ator ▁for ▁players ▁returning ▁from ▁injury . ▁ ▁P itch ing ▁style ▁Parker ▁threw ▁five ▁pitch es . ▁His ▁main ▁pitch ▁was ▁a ▁four - se am ▁fast ball ▁thrown ▁