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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The switch-hitting Lance Berkman has a career OBP of .406. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Longtime Astro Lance Berkman announced his retirement after a 15-year career on Wednesday, according to\u00A0MLB.com's Richard Justice.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Berkman spent the first twelve years of his career in Houston before being traded for a half season to the Yankees. He then joined the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was a part of the 2011 World Series championship team, before finishing his career with the Texas Rangers last season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Berkman has seen limited action due to injuries in recent years, and told\u00A0MLB.com that he didn't feel comfortable continuing his career.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SI WIRE: Report: Angels sign Carlos Pena to minor league deal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"It doesn't make sense to play in the physical condition I'm in,\" Berkman said,\u00A0\"I'm not going to keep trying to run out there for the heck of it.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The six-time All-Star added that he hopes to return to baseball as a coach at some point in the future.\nBerkman finished his career with 366 home runs and a .293 batting average.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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