Steve Pearce is currently without a major-league contract and had previously hinted that he was leaning toward retirement in December. However, the ex-Blue Jays player officially announced he was hanging up the spikes in a recent interview with Mutnansky.
The Blue Jays signed Pearce as a free-agent before the 2017 season to a two-year/ $12.5 million dollar contract. Pearce would suit up for 118 games for Toronto before being dealt to the Boston Red Sox in the summer of 2018 in exchange for infielder Santiago Espinal.
During his time the Blue Jays, Pearce hit .