“Oliver Pérez knew his days in the Majors were numbered last year, as he roamed the grounds at Progressive Field on Opening Day with an enormous grin on his face. At the time, he was 39 years old, but his excitement to play the game he loved mimicked that of a rookie during his big league debut.” - MLB.com article on Oliver Perez in February 2022
If he really knew that his days in the Majors “were numbered last year”, as the quoted article stated, then why did Oliver Perez come back from his decision to retire after playing baseball for one season more, but at home in Mexico?