Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has officially retired.
The 37-year-old Pedroia missed the abbreviated 2020 season and has played in just nine games since the 2017 season. He retires with a .299 lifetime batting average to go with two World Series rings. Pedroia was also named to four All-Star teams.
After a brief cup of coffee in the majors in 2006, Dustin Pedroia became Boston’s full-time second baseman. He was the runaway winner for Rookie of the Year in 2007, and took home the AL MVP trophy a year later. That 2008 season, Pedroia hit .