Jason LaRue has decided to retire, just over a month after being injured in a scuffle against the Reds.
"I'm done," he says. "It's a simple decision."
LaRue related what he has experienced in nearly six weeks since an Aug. 10 incident in which pitcher Johnny Cueto lashed out during a first-inning scrum against the Great American Ball Park backstop.
Cueto's spikes raked Chris Carpenter's back and found LaRue's face, leaving the Cardinals' backup catcher with a severe concussion that only recently began to abate.
"When it first happened I thought it was just another concussion. I felt within a couple days I would be fine," La Rue recalled. "But I didn't feel good. And for a long time nothing progressed."
Injury From Brawl Forces LaRue To Retire