Red Sox Veteran Dustin Pedroia Retiring
According to the Portland Press Herald, Red Sox 2nd baseman Dustin Pedroia is retiring.
37 year old Pedroia has spent the last 14 years as a member of the Boston Red Sox.
Pedroia played with the Portland Sea Dogs in 2005 and 2006. He was called up to the Red Sox late in the 2006 season. He was the American League Rookie of the Year in 2007 and the league’s Most Valuable Player in 2008. Pedroia was a four-time All-Star and a member of three Red Sox World Series championship teams. A four-time Gold Glove winner, he played in 1,506 games – surpassed only among Red Sox second baseman by Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr.
Dustin Pedroia announces retirement; Boston Red Sox second baseman ends career after 14 seasons
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
Posted Feb 01, 2021
Boston Red Sox player Dustin Pedroia looks out from the dugout before a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Monday, May 27, 2019, in Boston. Pedroia will take an indefinite leave in his long struggle to recover from knee trouble, putting in doubt whether he will ever play again in the majors. Boston put the longtime star on the 60-day injured list Monday. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)AP
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The lights have gone down on the laser show. After 17 seasons with the organization, Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia announced his retirement Monday morning.
Dustin Pedroia press conference: Boston Red Sox star will discuss retirement at 1:30 p.m. Monday, here’s how to watch and live stream
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Boston Red Sox s Dustin Pedroia reacts after flying put during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)AP
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Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia announced his retirement Monday morning, ending his 17-year run with the organization. He’ll address the media via Zoom at 1:30 p.m. Monday afternoon to make things official.
Red Sox president/CEO Sam Kennedy, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom, general manager Brian O’Halloran and manager Alex Cora will also be on the call, which will be live-streamed on all of the team’s social media channels and both NESN and NESN.com. Here’s how to watch:
Red Sox’s Dustin Pedrioa was introduced to Yankees rivalry before even playing a game
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Dustin Pedroia played 155 career games against the New York Yankees. Then he retired Monday, the Red Sox legend and longtime second baseman admitting a partial knee replacement surgery in January sapped him of his ability to run.
But he didn’t need to play a single game to realize the gravity of the rivalry between the Yankees and Boston. One of his most outstanding memories, he said, was of getting called up right after a particularly rough stretch for the Red Sox against the pinstripes.
MLB rumors: Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia retires, ignites Hall of Fame debate
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Second baseman Dustin Pedroia announced his retirement after missing most of the last two seasons with knee problems.
Introducing Yankees Insider:
So is 37-year-old Pedroia destined for enshrinement? He certainly has a Cooperstown-worthy resume.
Pedroia was the 2007 American League Rookie of the Year and 2008 AL MVP. He was a four-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glove Award winner and three-time World Series champion. The Boston Globe reports “Pedroia is one of only nine players in history to have a Rookie of the Year, MVP, Gold Glove and World Series title on his résumé and the only player to accomplish that in his first two full seasons. He also started 51 career postseason games, tied for fifth all-time among second basemen. Pedroia’s four Gold Gloves are the most for a Red Sox infielder, and he joins only Carl Yastrzemski and Mookie Betts as the