Dennis Eckersley said Monday that he will be leaving Boston's broadcasts at the end of the season, his 50th in Major League Baseball.
After being drafted by Cleveland in 1972, the right-handed pitcher went on to pitch for the Indians, Boston, the Cubs, Oakland and St. Louis, winning 20 games in 1978 and 50 in 1992. While playing for the A's, he won two awards.
He was one of the most colorful and outspoken analysts on the broadcasts.
"After 50 years in Major League Baseball, I'm excited about the next chapter of my life." I will transition to life after baseball with my family and continue to be an ambassador for the club.
A six-time All-Star who went 195-171 with a 3.50 earned run average in a career in which he pitched 100 complete games as a starter before transitioning to the role of the one-inning closer, the 67-year-old was named to the Baseball Hall of Fame
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