Mitch Moreland announces his retirement from baseball

former Red Sox World Series champ has called it a career. He hasn’t filed any paperwork to make it official, but Mitch Moreland has retired from baseball.

Moreland hasn’t played since August 2021 when he was a member of the Oakland A’s. He was hoping to get a phone call at some point during the 2022 season, but that never happened.

This spring, Moreland got a call from the Red Sox about joining them in the dugout for some exhibition games. He was with the Red Sox on Tuesday as a coach for their spring tilt against the Atlanta Braves. That’s where the former Sox first baseman broke the news of his retirement to WEEI’s Rob Bradford.

“I’m retired There you go. I’m done. I’m done playing,” Moreland said ahead of Tuesday night’s Red Sox win. “I’ve enjoyed the family life too much in the last year and a half. Being there for my kids. It got to the point where they were away from me during the season and in school. I wanted to be there for them, and be around the family more.”