Um carreira vitoriosa acabou oficialmente neste sábado (03). O catcher Francisco Cervelli anunciou em seu Instagram que está se aposentando após 13 temporadas na MLB.

Cervelli jogou por quatro equipes em sua carreira. O catcher fez parte do New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves e Miami Marlins. Conquistando a World Series de 2009 com os Yankees.

Na sua rede social, Cervelli explicou a decisão, comentou sobre os momentos complicados na carreira – como lesões e decisões ruins – mas também falou sobre seus pontos altos e alegria e felicidades que o beisebol trouxe para ele. O agora ex-catcher também deixou um conselho aos seus seguidores.

“Meu conselho? Nunca deixe ninguém dizer que você não consegue realizar o seus sonhos. Se eu consegui, você também consegue.”, disse Cervelli. “Hoje eu me aposento feliz e completamente satisfeito. Porque eu dei meu coração e minha alma para esse jogo. Eu aposento porque chegou a hora de colocar minha saúde à frente de minha carreira.”

 

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Today, I want to share the difficult decision I’ve made to end my career as a professional baseball player. I feel it’s important to share this with you, the fans, because your support throughout my 18-year long career has meant so much – you helped make my journey possible. During my career, I encountered injuries and made some bad decisions. But, I also learned so much. This game has brought me endless joy and happiness. I’ve received incredible support by so many, including countless teammates – my brothers in baseball – that I will carry in my heart forever. I also hold great pride in knowing that I strived to constantly make the impossible possible. My advice? Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t accomplish your dreams. If I did it, you can do it too. Today, I retire happy and fully satisfied, because I gave my heart and soul to this wonderful game. I am retiring because the time has come to put my health before my career. For a long time, I put baseball first, through countless concussions and injuries, because this game was my life; my whole world. But it’s clear to me now that my future holds so much more. For the first time in a long time, I know my health and wellness needs to be the leadoff. It’s time. My journey in this game would be nothing without the exceptional people that have supported me along the way, personally and professionally. I thank God and my family for their unconditional love and support. To the Yankees, Pirates, Braves, Marlins, the MLB teams that gave a young kid from Venezuela a chance at this game, I am eternally grateful. To my coaches and teammates (too many to name) and my agent, thank you for pushing me to be the best ballplayer I could be. Lastly, to the fans… the Cisco Kid is nothing without you. Thank you for everything. I will never forget all that this game has taught me. I wouldn’t trade the blood, sweat and tears for anything in the world. This game will always be my greatest love, because… well, THAT’S AMORE!

Uma publicação compartilhada por Francisco Cervelli (@fran_cervelli) em 3 de Out, 2020 às 2:17 PDT

Esta temporada, Cervelli rebateu 24.5% e conseguiu três home runs e sete RBIs. Ele terminou a temporada na lista de machucados dos Marlins em agosto com uma concussão. A sétima lesão na cabeça que o catcher teve em sua carreira, que acabou o tirando da campanha que levou o time de Miami de volta à pós-temporada pela primeira vez desde 2003.

Em sua carreira, Francisco Cervelli teve um aproveitamento de 26,8% no bastão, com 41 home runs e 275 RBIs.

(Foto: Twitter Atlanta Braves / Divulgação)