Bret Saberhagen Starting Pitcher Boston Red Sox Profile
	2001 SEASON STATISTICS GM W L Sv K ERA 3 1 2 0 10 6.00

It looks like Bret Saberhagen has thrown his last pitch.

The 37-year-old Saberhagen was placed on the 60-day disabled list by the Boston Red Sox on Friday, eliminating any chance the right-hander will pitch again this season. Saberhagen said recently that he plans to retire at the conclusion of this season.

Saberhagen, a two-time Cy Young award winner, could not overcome the second major reconstruction of his right shoulder, a procedure he underwent before the 2000 season. He was at the team's training facility in Fort Myers, Fla., when the end came.

"It bothered him to the point where he really didn't want to get up on the mound or continue his long-toss program," manager Joe Kerrigan told the Boston Globe.

Also, the Red Sox are likely to make official what Nomar Garciaparra has been as close as he can to saying in recent days: his season is over. Garciaparra, who stayed in Boston so a physical therapist could help him treat the tendinitis in his surgically repaired right wrist, is due to come off the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. But that could take a miracle.

"We're getting to the point where we're going to have to think about shutting him down for the rest of the year," Kerrigan told the Globe. "I would think we'll have an announcement here in a couple of days about that situation."

Saberhagen made three starts for the Sox this year, each less impressive than his first, when he allowed the White Sox only one run on three hits in a 9-5 victory on July 27 at Fenway -- his 167th victory of his career. He returned to the 15-day disabled list after his third start, when he allowed three runs on seven hits in four innings of a 5-2 loss on Aug. 7 in Oakland.

"It's a real loss," said David Cone, Saberhagen's longtime friend and teammate. "It's a shame he didn't get a chance to pitch more. He's one of the all-time greats."

Saberhagen went 15-8 for the Sox in 1998 and helped them reach the American League Championship Series by going 10-6 in 1999.

Kerrigan said he will ask Saberhagen, whose move will make room for first baseman Calvin Pickering, who was claimed off waivers Thursday, to rejoin the team on its final homestand so fans can pay tribute.

"He made a great effort to come back," the manager said. "He did everything humanly possible and maybe beyond."