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Speaking with Jack [Zduriencik], the role wasn't necessarily specified other than the fact that he believes that I would contribute. That's all that I needed to hear. I'm healthy for the first time in two years. I just needed a team to believe in me half as much as I believe in myself.

— Eric Byrnes, MLB.com: January 29, 2010. [3]

On April 30, 2010, in the 11th inning of the Mariners game versus the Rangers with Ichiro Suzuki on third base, manager Don Wakamatsu gave Byrnes the signal for a suicide squeeze. Byrnes was ordered to bunt on any pitch he saw, but as the pitch came to him, he inexplicably pulled his bat away, leaving Ichiro to be tagged out at home. After the game concluded with yet another Mariners loss, Byrnes stormed out of the clubhouse and out of Safeco Field on his bicycle, passing General Manager Jack Zduriencik in a fury. He would be released two days later. [26]

Byrnes was released by the Mariners on May 2, 2010, after batting .094 with three hits in 32 at-bats, one run scored, two doubles, nine strikeouts, and six bases on balls in 15 games on the season with Seattle. [27] In a press release by the Mariners, general manager Jack Zduriencik said that, "Eric Byrnes is a tremendous competitor and a credit to baseball. We wish him only the best and expect him to land on his feet." [27]

Retirement and Savannah Bananas

On May 13, 2010, Byrnes announced his retirement from Major League Baseball. He currently lives in a closed community at Half Moon Bay, California, with his wife Tarah and daughter; Byrnes plays slow pitch softball and golf.[ citation needed ] He is also a passionate trail runner. [28] He earned $11 million in 2010. [29] Byrnes served as the team manager for the Savannah Bananas, an exhibition baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia, during the 2021 season. [30]

Broadcasting career

During the 2006 post-season, Byrnes was an analyst for ESPN's Baseball Tonight show. He has also appeared on Fox's baseball pre-game show and The Best Damn Sports Show Period talk show. Byrnes was a guest analyst for the first two games of the 2006 World Series pre-game show and for some of the 2007 World Series on FOX Sports. During the off-season, he often fills in on KNBR, a San Francisco radio station. He currently resides with his wife Tarah, daughter Chloe and their bulldogs, Bruin, Mr. Hitch and Bella.[ citation needed ] During the 2007 MLB All Star Game at AT&T Park, he was in a kayak in McCovey Cove with Bruin during the pre-game and game itself for the FOX Sports broadcast.

Byrnes also has had his own TV show, called "The Eric Byrnes Show," which aired on FSN Arizona during the Diamondbacks' regular season. The show featured behind-the-scenes looks at the Arizona Diamondbacks, as well as Byrnes' personal life. During the 2007 off-season, Byrnes began a weekly radio show on XM Satellite Radio, called "Hustle with Eric Byrnes." [31]

Byrnes worked in the booth with ESPN for the 2010 College World Series and was a contributor to the MLB Network. He departed the network in January 2021. [1]

On March 18, 2011, Byrnes was hired by KNBR to host a nightly talk show, holding the 7–10 pm slot, as well as doing a Giants post-game show. [32] Byrnes began his talk show on March 23, 2011. Now Byrnes occasionally co-hosts the Mr. T. show with Tom Tolbert, and Ray Ratto. As of 2013, Byrnes also works as an analyst for select Pac-12 Network baseball games.

Other accomplishments

On April 22–23, 2019, Byrnes set a new Guinness Book of World Records mark for most holes of golf in a single day, 420 holes. [33]

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Eric Byrnes
Diamondbacks left fielder Eric Byrnes May 2008.jpg
Byrnes with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Outfielder
Born: (1976-02-16) February 16, 1976 (age 47)
Redwood City, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 22, 2000, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
May 2, 2010, for the Seattle Mariners
Achievements
Preceded by Hitting for the cycle
June 29, 2003		Succeeded by
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