St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa announced his retirement Monday, fresh off a third World Series championship as a big league skipper, and 16 years with the Cardinals.
No word yet on what Cards first-baseman Albert Pujols may or may not do next season.
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"It feels like its time to end it," La Russa said in a press conference Monday morning which was broadcast online.
La Russa, 67, has typically re-evaluated his status over the past few offseasons and said he came to the decision in late August.
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For St. Louis sports fans, the decision has some echoes of the move made by the Rams Dick Vermeil. Vermeil retired after the team won the Super Bowl and later suggested he made the wrong decision—and later returned to coaching.
La Russa said the fact that he initially made the choice earlier in the season gave him the time he needed to reflect.
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