Former New York Yankees pitcher Kevin Brown has reportedly decided to retire. The New York Times reported on Sunday that Brown will call it quits because of his back. The 40-year-old made just 13 starts last season with the Yankees, recording a 4-7 record with a 6.50 earned run average in 73.1 innings. Brown was placed on the disabled list three times last year and hasn't pitched since a July 23 loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. "Kevin didn't have me pursue any teams because he wanted to see how his health was," Scott Boras, Brown's agent, told the newspaper. "He decided after the painful process last year he was not going to play. His arm is still remarkably good, but it's about his back." Last season also marked the end of Browns' seven-year, $105 million contract he had signed in December of 1998 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. After the 2003 season, the Dodgers sent Brown to New York for pitchers Jeff Weaver and Yhency Brazoban. Brown started his major league career with Texas in 1986 and he has also pitched for Baltimore, Florida and San Diego, and has a mark of 211-144 with a 3.28 ERA in 486 games (476 starts). He also whiffed 2,397 batters in his career, including 257 in 1998. He helped lead the Florida Marlins to a World Series Championship in 1997 and then took the Padres to the World Series the following season before San Diego was defeated by the Yankees.