Red Sox's Sonny Gray Comments On Potential Retirement After Season

The Boston Red Sox traded for Sonny Gray in the offseason, and he has been a great addition.

Gray has a 2.69 ERA in his 14th season and has made 26 starts so far for the Red Sox. He has been a very reliable starter in his first season with the Red Sox, but the 36-year-old does not know what his future holds. He has a $30 million option next season, but has noted that he will retire if his family wants him to.

"I'll be done in a heartbeat," Gray told The Boston Globe's Alex Speier when asked what he would do if his family wants him at home year-round.

Gray has played in 371 games, including the postseason, and has been named an All-Star three times. He has not undergone Tommy John surgery, which is almost unheard of nowadays, especially for someone like Gray who has pitched so many innings. However, he has never won a World Series. The Red Sox should be playing baseball in October, and Gray is focused on helping the team do something worth remembering. He is unsure if he will be back next season, so he is making the most of the moment.

"We'll see what the future holds for me," he said. "But if this is it, no better way to go out and try to do something special here the next couple months."

The Red Sox season, at one point, seemed like a lost cause and Gray was a trade candidate. However, the team has turned things around and has a real chance to make a run in October.