ARLINGTON, Texas -- An emotional Prince Fielder, with his young sons at his side, announced Wednesday that he can no longer physically play baseball.Fielder, a designated hitter for the Texas Rangers, is still recovering from his second spinal fusion surgery in the past three years.The doctors told me since I had two spinal fusions, I cant play Major League Baseball anymore, Fielder said, his voice halting.So I want to just thank my teammates and the coaching staff. Im going to really miss those guys. Theyre a lot a fun. Ive been in a big league clubhouse since I was their age, he said, motioning toward his sons. To not be able to play is going to be tough.Fielder, who is still wearing a large neck brace, had missed one game in the previous five seasons before he was traded to Texas for second baseman Ian Kinsler?before?the 2014 season.He played 42 games in 2014 before having his first surgery. He played 158 games last season, hitting .305 with 23 homers and 98 RBIs, helping the Rangers win the AL West.Fielder was hitting .212 with eight homers and 44 RBIs this season. In three seasons with Texas, Fielder hit .269 with 34 homers and 158 RBIs in only 289 games.I really wish our fans had been able to see Prince at his best, general manager Jon Daniels said. For about 10 years, he was one of the elite power hitters and baseball players in the game.Fielder still has four years and $96 million remaining on the nine-year, $214 million deal he signed with Detroit in 2012.The Rangers have an insurance policy thats expected to pay half of the remaining $72 million they owe Fielder. The Detroit Tigers are responsible for the other $24 million.A number of Rangers players and officials took to social media to express their feelings over Fielders exit.Fielder was still hitting below .200 in June. 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The change would allow officials to get a closer, slow-motion look at a collision between two players to deem if it was a blocking foul on the defence or a charging foul on the offence, one of the most disputed and difficult-to-call plays in the game. "This is significant," Jackson said at an NBA Cares event to celebrate a new learn and play centre at Wheatley Middle School. "Its our first foray into utilizing instant replay for a judgment call. It at least cracks the door open." When Commissioner David Stern addressed the media before the start the finals, he said that expanding replay and using the technology that was available was a priority. "Weve always taken the stance that we want to look at ways to expand instant replay review, just because it makes sense," Jackson said. "The referees themselves have supported it because they just want to get the plays right. Were constantly looking for ways to utilize review." The committee also is recommending to the NBAs board of governors that replay be expanded to include off-the-ball fouls on inbounds plays and made free throws. The committee discussed an idea by Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle that would give each coach one challenge to in the last 2 minutes of playoff games to contest calls. If a coach has a timeout and the balll during that time, he could challenge a play.dddddddddddd The play would then be reviewed off site by a group of league officials, similar to the way the NHL handles replays. But those ideas are still under discussion. "Its not fleshed out enough to make a recommendation, but were going to continue to talk about it," Jackson said. The committee is also recommending that a new rule be put in place to prevent players from standing out of bounds on offence in halfcourt sets. Jackson said this is an increasing trend that they have seen this season, with players on offence standing out of bounds in half-court offence in an effort to suck the perimeter defence further away from the paint and create better spacing. Under the proposed change, any player committing what would be a new infraction would be whistled for a violation, and the ball would change possession. Jackson said this wouldnt apply to a player who runs out of bounds while curling around a screen or trying to separate from a defender, only when he is stationary and standing out of bounds during a halfcourt offensive set. Stern also said last week that he thought the league has made great strides by instituting a fine system for players who flop, but felt even more needed to be done to continue to discourage the behaviour. Jackson said the committee discussed increasing the fines or other punishments, but was not making any recommendations for changes at this time. 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