Happily retired Hart would love to coach Crew

PHOENIX — There was no tearful announcement when two-time All-Star Corey Hart decided to retire. Hart simply instructed his agent last winter to stop returning teams’ calls.

“I might not have had any,” Hart said, acknowledging the knee injuries that turned him into a part-time player for the Mariners and Pirates after a 13-year run with the Brewers that coincided with the organization’s rise to competitiveness.

“Which is fine,” he said with a shrug, “because I’m happy doing this.”

At 34, with patches of grey in his beard and an aching right knee, Hart is content managing his oldest son Matthew’s 12-and-under baseball team. Hart, who lives in one of Phoenix’s western suburbs, organized a group of parents to assemble the team — the AZ Avengers — and they won the last state title.

How did he know it was time to retire?

“My body hurts too much, man,” Hart said. “I’m OK doing the coaching stuff, but I don’t want to put myself through the hard rehab I would have to do again.”

BREAKING NEWS: 2x #Brewers All-Star Corey Hart is now managing…his 12-year-old son’s Little League team. #MILatARI pic.twitter.com/noOdSQDqSb

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