Sorry, the Padres remain on the hook for the rest of Eric Hosmer’s contract. The owner of the first nine-figure contract in franchise history, the 34-year-old first baseman on Wednesday announced his retirement. The Padres traded Hosmer away in August 2022, triggering their responsibility to pay the rest of his guaranteed deal — $39 million from 2023 through 2025 — whether he was on a major league roster or not. A payment schedule was instituted at the time of the trade. Hosmer spent most of the rest of 2022 on the Red Sox injured list and was released that December. The Cubs signed him less t…