Party's Over: Evans Retires in Yomiuri
<Francis Evans:player#9594> of the <Giants:team#292> is hanging it up. The veteran reliever reportedly told team officials yesterday that he would not return for another season.

"The time has come for me to give up a game I love dearly, but the time is right. Baseball has been good for me and I hope I have been good for baseball."

"While we are disappointed Francis will not be playing for us next year, I have a tremendous amount of respect for him and the way he went about this decision," said the <Yomiuri:team#292> general manager.

In his career <Evans:player#9594> has rung up a 20-and-26 record with 108 saves and a 4.61 ERA.