Steve Pearce told Mike Mutnanksy of WEEI that he’s “officially retired.”
We knew he was leaning in this direction, as Pearce previously said back in December that he was “unofficially retired,” but now he’s ruled out a potential return. The 37-year-old (his birthday was on Monday) said he put in 10 years -- giving him a fully-vested pension -- and has had a “good run,” including being named the 2018 World Series MVP. Pearce came up in the Pirates’ organization, but didn’t really hit it big until 2014 with the Orioles. He’ll walk away with a .254/.332/.440 batting line and 91 homers over 766 games with the Pirates, Orioles, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Rays, Yankees, and Astros.