Rick Helling is retiring from baseball after pitching in the major leagues for 12 years, highlighted by a 20-win season. "I've said all along that I would retire if I couldn't do it anymore or if I couldn't be away from my family anymore," Helling said Monday. "I couldn't handle being away from my family." Helling, a 36-year-old right-hander, was 93-81 with a 4.68 ERA for Milwaukee, Florida, Texas, Arizona and Baltimore. His best season was 1998, when he went 20-7 for the Rangers.