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Dustin Pedroia officially announced his retirement from baseball on Monday. This was, of course, inevtiable as he hasn’t really been able to play for a few years now. But even with that being true, the announcement garnered a lot of attention from all corners of the internet. Pedroia was one of the best players of his generation, a three-time champ, an MVP winner and a Rookie of the Year. He was admired for his play on the field and beloved for his quotes off of it. Let’s take a brief minute to look at his career as told through the Twitter sphere, and of course we would love for you to share your favorite clips or moments from his career in the comments as well.
From the beginning
Dustin Pedroia at #RedSox Development Camp on January 27, 2005
— Joe Giza (@JoeGiza) July 9, 2019
"That's why I play baseball is just to win. You know I don't play for any other reason it's to win with my teammates and have the greatest time out there and winning" #WBZ pic.twitter.com/eQs9FJr96j
To the many, many hits
Hat tip to #RedSox Dustin Pedroia's amazing career. Here's his career home run spray chart overlaid at Fenway Park... He was made for Fenway. pic.twitter.com/sXHJc3AgOS
— Daren Willman (@darenw) February 1, 2021
The the calls by Don Orsillo
LA LUNA! TO THE MOON! pic.twitter.com/V8PVmOp6Rh
— Bat Flips and Nerds (@batflips_nerds) February 1, 2021
And to all the fans who knew he was at second base
I’m gonna need a minute https://t.co/47vXPRbEje
— Adam Darowski (@baseballtwit) February 1, 2021
From the minor leagues
Thanks for everything, Dustin! pic.twitter.com/rvaB3mmetm
— PawSox (@PawSox) February 1, 2021
To an MLB fixture
Red Sox Opening Day starters at 2nd base in the 11 seasons from 2007-2017:
— Red Sox Notes (@SoxNotes) February 1, 2021
Dustin Pedroia
And in the 11 seasons prior (1996-2006):
Will Cordero
John Valentin
Donnie Sadler
Jeff Frye
Jose Offerman
Chris Stynes
Rey Sanchez
Todd Walker
Mark Bellhorn (2)
Mark Loretta
Good luck, Dustin.
Forever a Red Sox pic.twitter.com/5kRRI0L7yQ
— Red Sox (@RedSox) February 1, 2021
Time to retire #15?