"Former baseball star Gary Sheffield, who spent last season with the Mets, told the Players Association on Wednesday that he's officially retired, according to the New York Post.

Sheffield spent 22 years in the majors with the Brewers, Padres, Marlins, Dodgers, Braves, Yankees, Tigers and Mets. He batted .292 with 509 home runs and 1,676 RBIs. Gaudy numbers that Sheffield believes is worthy of the Hall of Fame.

"I am sure it will be mentioned and debated but from my standpoint I know who is in the Hall of Fame," Sheffield told The Post. "A lot of them don't belong in the Hall of Fame. If someone wants to debate me, check the stats."

But, there's a cloud that hangs over Sheffield's career. He was mentioned in the Mitchell Report, which alleged that Sheffield bought performance enhancers "the cream" and "the clear."

"The thing about the Mitchell Report is that I cringe about it because the guy who wrote the report didn't talk to me," Sheffield said. "If he talked to me I would respect that no matter what. But I cringe on that because he didn't.""