Jorge Posada Officially Announces Retirement At Yankee Stadium

I swear that there are a million stories just like this. I don’t care. They get me every time. Larry Stone:

↵↵With the Yankees, Posada went on to win four World Series. Would he have done the same with the Mariners? All signs point to yes.

Not so much. Posada’s still planning to retire, and to make it official soon. Andy Martino:

The Yankees might still sign a cheap DH, but that cheap DH won’t be Posada. Instead, Posada will hang up his cleats after having played all the way through his 40th birthday. Posada was drafted by the Yankees in 1990. He made his professional catching debut in 1991. He became a regular catcher in 1992. He remained a regular catcher through 2010. That’s an unbelievable amount of regular catching, and the fact that Posada spent so long behind the plate makes his overall numbers more impressive. Whether or not Posada ends up in the Hall of Fame, he was one hell of a player for a very long time.