ATLANTA -- After a 15-year career that came up just short of the World Series, Nick Markakis has retired. Markakis spent his first nine years with the Baltimore Orioles before moving to his ...

Markakis responding by singling to left field and driving in the go-ahead run. "It doesn't really matter with Nick," O's skipper Buck Showalter told the media after the game.

FILE - Atlanta Braves' Nick Markakis watches his double during the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, in Baltimore, in this Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, file photo.

Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis will be out at least three more weeks with his broken left thumb. By C. Trent Rosecrans Oct 1, 2012 at 5:51 pm ET • 1 min read Join the Conversation comments ...

Nick Markakis was eager to play in 2020, even after the season shrank to 60 games in part due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Then teammate Freddie Freeman tested positive for the virus.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis certainly wanted to stay in Baltimore, where he played his entire career, but said his neck injury ended his stay.

Nick Markakis, Atlanta Braves. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) / Nick Markakis opted out of the 2020 MLB season due to COVID-19, and a conversation with a teammate influenced him greatly.

Nick Markakis walked into the Turner Field home clubhouse on Friday and rattled off the names of Braves players he cheered for as a kid living near Atlanta. Chipper Jones. Andruw Jones. David Justice.

FILE - Atlanta Braves' Nick Markakis watches his double during the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, in Baltimore, in this Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, file photo.

FILE - Atlanta Braves' Nick Markakis watches his double during the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, in Baltimore, in this Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, file photo.