Red Sox Broadcaster Dennis Eckersley Retiring at Season’s End

Retired Oakland Athletics pitcher Dennis Eckersley smiles at the crowd before the game against the Texas Rangers at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sept. 21, 2019. Stan Szeto/USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media

Boston Red Sox broadcaster Dennis Eckersley announced Monday that this will be his final season in the NESN booth.

It ends a 50-year run in Major League Baseball for the Hall of Fame pitcher, who was drafted by Cleveland in 1972.