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With no year-round conditioning for the first time in his life, he also got serious about songwriting. He had 14 starts that year and ended up retiring when the season ended in September.Īrroyo stayed in Cincinnati after retiring and continued performing with his cover band. He spent time with several teams before returning to the Reds organization in 2017. You’re thinking about your body almost 11 months out of the year.”Īrroyo spent the 2014 season with the Arizona Razorbacks, where an elbow injury forced him onto the disabled list for the first time in his career. Performing in public or thinking about writing a record was a bit more in the background from 2010 to 2017. As you’re getting older, you have to take care of your body.

“It was something that maybe could happen one day, but it was never present because I was so serious about baseball. “There was never a thought in my mind that I was going to record an original record,” he said. That was some hard work too but not nearly as hard as creating your own original music.” Explore Relevant, timely ‘A Soldier’s Play’ at Victoria TheatreĪrroyo enjoyed the process but never saw “Covering the Bases” as the start of an ongoing recording career. He said to pick my 12 favorite songs and he’d get a great band together.

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We had just won the World Series and I said there was no way I could write original music. “I got asked if I wanted to make a record. “I did ‘Covering the Bases’ almost on a whim,” Arroyo said. Author Stephen King is featured on Foo Fighters’ “Everlong.” In 2005, before joining the Reds, he released his debut album, “Covering the Bases.” It featured his versions of tunes by Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Incubus, Goo Goo Dolls and others. Even while an active player, Arroyo was establishing himself as a rocker and did cover song performances at special events.