Former AL MVP Dustin Pedroia announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Monday.
Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who hasn’t played since 2019 because of a knee injury suffered two seasons earlier, announced his retirement Monday. Pedroia,37, a four-time All-Star who was named American Rookie of the Year in 2007 and AL MVP in 2008, played his entire 17-season professional career in the Red Sox organization. He won three World Series rings with the Red Sox and was a four-time Gold Glove winner. He is the only player ever to earn Rookie of the Year, Gold Glove and MVP awards along with a World Series championship in his first two full seasons. Only nine other players have accomplished those feats in their entire career. From his first All-Star season in 2008 through his final All-Star season in 2013, Pedroia was one of the best second basemen in baseball (minimum 500 plate appearances and 50% of games played at 2B).
