Ex-Red Sox Lefty Surprisingly Announces Retirement after Short Stint With Club

One former member of the Red Sox is riding off into the sunset

One former member of the Boston Red Sox is hanging up his cleats. 

Former Red Sox relief pitcher Ryan Sherriff officially announced his retirement on Instagram on Thursday after spending time in the Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations this season. 

"13 years, 2 World Series appearances, (two-time) Triple-A All-Star (2016 & 2017), (one-time) (World Baseball Classic) qualifier, 28th round draft pick from Culver City, (California), I can definitely hang my cleats up knowing I gave it all I can," Sherriff said on Instagram. "I want to thank everybody who was on this journey with me for over a decade. Thank you." 

Sherriff was drafted in the 28th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals and eventually made his big league debut with the club in 2017. The 33-year-old spent parts of five seasons at the big league level. Sherriff spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons as a member of the Cardinals and tallied a 4.05 ERA in 18 appearances. 

The lefty joined the Tampa Bay Rays on a minor league deal in 2018 and eventually was promoted to the big league club in 2020. Sherriff made 26 appearances with the Rays across the 2020 and 2021 campaigns and compiled a 3.33 ERA. 

Sherriff joined the Red Sox on a minor league deal ahead of the 2023 campaign and pitched to a 2.70 ERA in five outings before being designated for assignment and eventually joining the Dodgers on a minor league deal.

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