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Didi Gregorious is playing for the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic.
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Baseball fans who remember his days with the New York Yankees may be surprised that those days feel like a long time ago relative to the 2026 WBC.
You are not wrong.
But Gregoris didn’t let his baseball career be completely over.
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Did Didi Gregorious retire from MLB?
Gregorius has not retired from Major League Baseball, although he has not pitched in a major league game since 2022 with the Philadelphia Phillies.
He has since played in the Mexican League, Triple-A and was drafted out of the Arabian Wolves’ baseball affiliate.
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Gregoris is now 36 and his career is coming to an end, but this is a chance to represent on the big stage again.
Where is Didi Gregorios from?
Gregoris was born in the Netherlands and grew up in Curacao.
Even being born in Curacao, in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is enough to qualify for the WBC list.
Gregoris had previously represented the Netherlands at international level and was given the opportunity again before he finally decided to hang up his boots for good.
