Dustin Pedroia’s playing days may be over

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesInjuries are a part of sports. We hear this all the time, and sometimes it’s easy to forget that a logical explanation is not a just explanation.

Injuries are a part of sports, and while we cannot change that, we can certainly be upset about it.

One of the latest and most notable cases of the injury bug is Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who admitted on Monday that he may never play professional baseball again.

Pedroia began suffering knee issues in 2017 after being on the receiving end of a questionable slide by Manny Machado. He still managed to play most of the year, but was limited to just three games in 2018. He appeared in only six games…