Report: Bartolo Colon to officially retire at 50

Longtime major league pitcher Bartolo Colon is officially retiring at age 50, Dominican news site Z101 Digital reported Friday.

Last August, Colon told a Spanish radio broadcast that he intended to play in the Dominican Winter League one final time and then officially call it quits.

Colon began his 21-year odyssey in the majors in 1997 with Cleveland and went on to pitch for the Expos, White Sox, Angels, Red Sox, Yankee