Steve Pearce Unofficially Retired - 美國職棒

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Hard-hitting utilityman Steve Pearce appears to be putting the wraps on his
playing days. He tells Rob Bradford of WEEI.com that he’s “unofficially
retired” from baseball.

Steve Pearce宣告他"非正式地"退休了

Pearce surpassed ten years of MLB service last year, as Bradford notes. That
entitles him to a full pension, an achievement that once seemed exceptionally
unlikely. An eighth-round pick in 2005, Pearce made it to the majors with the
Pirates and appeared briefly with the Bucs in five major league campaigns.
But he departed the organization with little fanfare and struggled to find a
new home elsewhere.

Pearce已經累積達10年年資，使他有資格請領全額的退休金

以當初第八輪的順位來說，要在大聯盟生存10年似乎不太可能

生涯從海盜起步

儘管在匹茲堡待了五年，但沒留下什麼值得頌揚的功績

Through 2012, Pearce had managed just 709 MLB plate appearances of 82 OPS+
hitting in stints with four clubs. He showed a bit of life in a 44-game
sample in his age-30 season, but still ended up being designated for
assignment early in the ensuing campaign.

到12年為止他生涯只打了709打席，就換過四件球衣

30歲那年雖然在44場比賽打出點內容，但之後還是很快就被DFA

That’s when Pearce morphed from a little-known 4-A player to a sudden star
hitter. He made the unusual decision to reject a late-April claim in order to
return to the O’s after the DFA. And then he raked. Pearce finished the 2014
campaign with a .293/.373/.556 batting line and 21 home runs over 383 plate
appearances.

在被金鳥宣告DFA之後，有球隊想撿他進名單

但他為了要重返金鳥而拒絕這次claim

之後就迎來大爆發的賽季

Pearce ultimately appeared in 13 MLB campaigns, logging 2,555 plate
appearances of .254/.332/.440 hitting. There were some peaks and valleys, and
quite a few injury layoffs, along the way. He never once reached 400 plate
appearances in a given season. But Pearce will finish off his career having
produced solidly above-average offensive numbers.

Never regarded much for his glovework, Pearce nevertheless proved capable of
stepping in all over the diamond, allowing teams to shoehorn his bat into the
lineup. He saw action at first base, left field, right field, second base,
and third base (in that order of frequency).

他從未在任何一個賽季打超過400打席，但他仍舊繳出優於平均的效率

而雖然他的手套也不算太可靠

但他還是證明了自己有能力守場上的每一個位置

Pearce守過1B 2B 3B LF RF

When he wasn’t working back to health or going through a rough patch, Pearce
provided big output at times for the Orioles, Rays, Blue Jays, and Red Sox.
He also appeared earlier in his career with the Yankees, making him the rare
player to have donned every uniform in a single division. Pearce will no
doubt be remembered most in the long haul for his indelible mark on Boston
sports history, as his three-homer output in the 2018 World Series earned him
an MVP award on the game’s biggest stage.

Pearce也完成美東五隊大滿貫的創舉

而他永留在眾人心中的印象，無疑是18年在世界大賽敲出3轟

最終幫助紅襪奪冠，並獲選最高榮耀的世界大賽MVP

Pearce returned to the Red Sox in 2019 but struggled badly before back and
knee injuries wrecked his season. While he isn’t yet ready to file his
paperwork, it seems the 36-year-old won’t actively pursue a job this winter.
That’s plenty understandable, as he’d no doubt need to earn his way onto a
big-league roster on a minor-league deal. Pearce is to be congratulated for
persisting through early-career setbacks and frequent health problems. MLBTR
wishes him the best in his future endeavors.

19年他重返紅襪，但整季受傷病困擾

他不打算在這個冬天積極找工作，或是簽下小聯盟合約尋求重返球壇


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印象中他算是Power不錯的打者

18年WS大爆發也幫助紅襪奪下本世紀第四冠

也算是代打中的霸主了

祝福他退休後一切順利

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