San Francisco, CA (My Sportsbook) - San Francisco Giants veteran reliever Tim Worrell announced his retirement Wednesday after a 14-year major league career.

The 39-year-old righthander had one year left on the two-year deal he signed prior to the 2006 season, but was forced to end his career due to neck and shoulder injuries.

"Tim was a great Giant and played such a vital and versatile role in our bullpen over the years," senior vice president/general manager Brian Sabean said. "It didn't matter when you put Timmy in a game, he always pitched with great confidence. He was integral in our success, helping us to the World Series in 2002 and winning the NL West in 2003. Unfortunately, he ran into some injuries last year. We wish Tim and his family the best in their future endeavors."

Worrell started the '06 campaign as San Francisco's closer in place of the injured Armando Benitez and went 6-for-6 in saves with a 1.23 ERA over his first seven outings. He finished 3-2 with a 7.52 ERA in 23 relief appearances, but went on the disabled list from May 23-June 6 and did not pitch again after June 8 due to his ailments.

Worrell posted a 48-59 lifetime record with 71 saves and a 3.97 earned run average over 678 appearances, including 49 starts. The hurler notched a career-low 2.25 ERA in a career-best 80 games as a setup man for the 2002 NL championship team. He also finished fourth in the NL with 38 saves in 2003 -- the sixth-highest single season total in franchise history.

Worrell, the younger brother of former all-star pitcher Todd Worrell, also played with San Diego (1993-97), Detroit (1998), Oakland (1998-99), Baltimore (2000), the Chicago Cubs (2000), San Francisco (2001-03, 2006), Philadelphia (2004-05) and Arizona (2005).