Right-hander Collin McHugh, who won a World Series with the Houston Astros in 2017, announced his retirement from baseball on Monday.
Astros starting pitcher Collin McHugh and White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia had their salary arbitration hearings heard on Tuesday. Players lead 7-6 in the decisions announced thus far.
Collin McHugh became the second pitcher on the World Series champion Houston Astros to go to salary arbitration, asking for a raise from $3.85 million to $5 million.
Astros starter Dallas Keuchel agreed to a $13.2 million, one-year contract after helping lead Houston to its first World Series title, and designated hitter/catcher Evan Gattis got a $6.7 million deal.
Collin McHugh will not throw for the next six weeks after being diagnosed with a posterior impingement in his right elbow, the Astros announced Saturday.
Marcus Stroman, Collin McHugh and Jake Odorizzi have won their salary arbitration cases, and Michael Wacha, Chase Anderson and Taijuan Walker have lost.
