Todd Helton, who is playing in his 17th Major League season, has no plans to return to baseball next year if he isn't with the Colorado Rockies.

"That's correct," Helton said. "I have other interests in my life besides baseball, even though I enjoy everything about it. Well, not everything. I dislike the travel. I enjoy getting ready for the game, the soreness, learning how to overcome all that.

"But I do have other things in my life -- kids, family -- and a lot of things that the game has given me the chance to enjoy."

Helton in the last year of a two-year, $9.9 million contract extension. He'll be 40 on Aug. 20.