Dustin Pedroia Announces Retirement
Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who played in 1,512 games for Boston from 2006-19, announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Monday. The 37-year-old spent his 17-year career with the BoSox after he was a second-round draft pick in 2004. Pedroia won the World Series three times (2007, '13, '18), was the American League Rookie of the Year in 2007 and the MVP in 2008. He was an All-Star four times and won four Gold Glove awards at the keystone. He also won a Silver Slugger in 2008. Pedroia is the only player in history to win a World Series, earn an MVP, Rookie of the Year and Gold Glove in their first two seasons. He finishes his career hitting .299 (1,805-for-6,031) with a .365 on-base percentage, 140 home runs, 394 doubles, 725 RBI, 922 runs scored, 138 stolen bases and only 30 fewer walks (624) than strikeouts (654). He ranks in the top 10 in Red Sox history in hits (eight), doubles (sixth), runs (10th), steals (sixth), extra-base hits (eight), total bases (eighth) and at-bats (ninth).
Feb 1, 2021