Dustin Pedroia, who last played in 2019, has announced his official retirement from baseball.
Knee problems held Pedroia to only nine combined games in 2018 and 2019, and he did not play at all in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, so while this announcement is not unexpected, it is impactful considering what he meant to the Boston Red Sox.
Pedroia debuted in 2006 for Boston, two years after he was taken in the second round of the amateur draft, and the two years that followed for the Second Baseman was nothing short of magical. Pedroia won the 2007 Rookie of the Year Award, while also being the spark plug of the Red Sox team that won that year’s World Series. His following year did not add any finger jewelry, but his trophy case needed expanding. Pedroia won the Gold Glove, Silver Slugger and MVP, and he was also the American League leader in Hits (213), Runs (118) and Doubles (54).
Remaining one of the top Second Basemen over the next half-decade, Pedroia went to four All-Star Games, and would be four-time Gold Glove recipient.
He retires with 1,805 career Hits, 140 Home Runs and a .299 Batting Average. Pedroia’s career bWAR of 51.6 places him 22ndall-time at his position, and his JAWS is 46.3, 20thall-time among Second Basemen. It is significantly lower than the average Hall of Famer at his position, 57.0, but many of those above him do not have two World Series rings and/or an MVP.
Pedroia will be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025, and in the near future, there will be a profile on him in our baseball futures section.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish Dustin Pedroia the best in his post-playing career.
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