Lorenzo Cain reflects on past accomplishments, explains why 2022 could be final season
Former Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain won the Brewers’ fantasy football league, a fact he was only too happy to trumpet Wednesday in Milwaukee’s spring training clubhouse.
Cain brought in a massive pendant that was hard to miss from anywhere in the clubhouse. Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel shared a photo of Cain’s prize:
While he didn’t talk about how he bested his Brewers teammates in fantasy football, Cain did reflect a bit on his playing career.
Cain signed a five-year contract with the Brewers in 2018 after seven seasons with the Royals. That deal with Milwaukee expires at season’s end, and he turns 36 on April 13. Cain was asked Wednesday by reporters about his future plans
“I’m still unsure about that right now,” Cain sad, per the Journal Courier. “This could possibly be my last year. But if it isn’t, you know me. I’ll train as usual in the offseason. If it is, I’m going to go out here and give it my all and hopefully we can get to the playoffs and the World Series if it is my last year.
“It’s a wait-and-see approach, and it all kind of depends on what happens this year.”
In his time with the Royals, Cain was an American League Championship Series MVP, made an All-Star Game, finished third in the 2015 MVP vote, appeared in two World Series, helping the Royals win the 2015 title.
With the Brewers, Cain won his first Gold Glove award, made another All-Star team and appeared in the postseason three more times.
“I’ve had a great career,” Cain said, per MLB.com. “I’ve done everything possible that I can think of throughout my career and I’ve accomplished a lot. So, I’m happy if it is my last year. But it’s kind of wait and see, and how my body feels this year. If it feels great, I might come back another year.
“It could happen where I get to the end of the season (and decide). As of right now, I feel great, but I haven’t been on the field yet. You know, we always feel great when we get to spring training. We know it’s a grind the day you step foot on the field. It could happen at the end of the season. But at the end of the day, I’m still going to make the decision in the offseason, regardless.”
This story was originally published March 17, 2022 at 9:58 AM.
