Bartolo Colón will get a proper MLB sendoff in August, almost a year after he announced his intention to retire from baseball, according to baseball insider Héctor Gómez,
Colón, who turned 50 in April, will reportedly be honored at a ceremony at Citi Field before an Aug. 26 game between the New York Mets and Los Angeles Angels. He pitched four years with the Angels from 2004 to 2007 and three years with the Mets from 2014 to 2016. Colón's career spanned 21 years and 11 MLB teams.
He last saw MLB action in 2018 for the Texas Rangers, with whom he pitched 146 1/3 innings with a 5.