Tampa Bay Rays, Rocco Baldelli, is expected to announce his official retirement as a baseball player today according to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times.
“I don’t anticipate ever playing baseball again. I’m retired. The paperwork will be filed,” Baldelli said Tuesday night. “And you know what. The only time I feel like it’s good to retire is when you’re happy to retire. And I’m happy.”
Topkin adds that Baldelli will be assigned as a special adviser in the Rays’ front office. He will work scouting players and studying their development.
Baldelli, 29, played six Major League seasons, five with the Rays and one with the Red Sox. The right handed hitter had a strong rookie season, followed by another good year, but a series of injuries and an illness that sapped his energy and affected his muscles terminated his promising career.
“I don’t regret anything. You know what’s sad is that I love to play, ...
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