World Series champion and two-time All-Star pitcher Lance Lynn is retiring from Major League Baseball.

Lynn announced his decision Tuesday on the “Dymin in the Rough” podcast.

He was 7-4 with a 3.84 ERA in 23 starts last season with St. Louis. The right-hander was 143-99 in his 13-year career with the Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Texas, Minnesota, Dodgers and New York Yankees.

Lynn was an All-Star with the Cardinals in 2012, when he went 18-7, and in 2021 with the White Sox.

St. Louis selected the former Mississippi star No. 39 overall in 2008. Lynn, helped the Cardinals win the World Series as a rookie in 2011 when he was 2-0 in 10 postseason appearances.

Lynn was 7-2 with a 4.36 ERA in 11 starts for the Dodgers in 2023 after being acquired from the White Sox at the trade deadline.

Ottavino joins Yankees: Right-handed reliever Adam Ottavino is returning to the New York Yankees, agreeing to a one-year contract.

A 39-year-old sidearmer, Ottavino agreed to a minor league contract with Boston on Feb. 18 and exercised his right to be released on March 23.

He was 2-2 with one save and a 4.34 ERA in 60 relief appearances for the New York Mets last year, stranding 15 of 20 inherited runners.

Ottavino pitched for the Yankees in 2019 and ’20, going 8-8 with a 2.76 ERA in 97 relief appearances. He is 41-43 with 46 saves and a 3.49 ERA in 14 big league seasons with St. Louis, Colorado (2012-18), the Yankees, Boston (2021) and the Mets (2022-24).

Pirates send down Bednar: The Pittsburgh Pirates optioned struggling closer David Bednar to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Bednar, an All-Star in 2022 and ’23, has retired only three of the nine batters he’s faced in his three appearances this season.