Now-retired second baseman Dustin Pedroia wore a lot of hats during his playing days in Boston: Gold Glove-winning second baseman; All-Star-level force at the plate; and, apparently, talent recruiter for the Red Sox.
“Oh yeah. Every offseason,” Pedroia told WEEI’s The Bradfo Sho Podcast on Friday while discussing his first year of life after baseball. “I think there are 750 or more players in the big leagues, but it’s a close-knit family. Shoot, you talk to guys all the time about certain players and certain people because everything is intertwined in baseball. There are people everywhere.