On Monday, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello announced his retirement from Major League Baseball.
The 33-year-old made his debut with the Detroit Tigers in 2009 at the age of 20.
The veteran right-hander was traded to the Red Sox after the 2014 season in exchange for slugger Yoenis Cespedes.
Porcello’s best season came in 2016 with Boston.
That year, the veteran right-hander won 22 games and posted a 3.15 ERA in 33 starts, which was enough to earn him American League Cy Young honors.
FOX Sports announced the news of Porcello’s retirement via Twitter.
12 year veteran Rick Porcello announced his retirement today. Porcello was the 2016 AL Cy Young Award winner and was a member of the 2018 Red Sox World Series team.
via @WEEI pic.twitter.com/Sb3pH96ZFK
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) December 5, 2022
Rick Porcello Retires
The right-hander pitched 12 seasons in Major League Baseball, with his final season coming in 2020 with the New York Mets.
Over his 12 seasons, Porcello posted an 18.8 WAR and a lifetime ERA of 4.40.
He had a career record of 150-125.
The right-hander was also part of the Red Sox’s 2018 World Series championship team.
That season, Porcello won 17 games and posted an ERA of 4.28.
The majority of Porcello’s career was spent in Detroit.
In his rookie season, he was listed as the youngest player in the American League.
Porcello started 31 games that year and posted a 14-9 record and an ERA of 3.96.
Tigers fans likely will remember him best for his epic takedown of Kevin Youkilis in a brawl between Detroit and the Red Sox during the 2009 season.
On August 11, with the Tigers leading the Red Sox 3-0 in the bottom of the second inning, a pitch got away from Porcello as he drilled Youkilis, who subsequently charged the mound.
Porcello, however, was prepared, and after Youkilis tossed his helmet at the right-hander, Porcello quickly took him down.
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