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Agent: Wagner Not Retiring

by Michael Baron on October 14th, 2009 at 1:12 pm

Bean Stringfellow, the agent for former Met Billy Wagner, told reporters that Wagner has no intention of retiring.

Stringfellow told reporters:

“He wants a ring and he did not do all that rehab just to quit now…”

Stringfellow explained the comments made by Wagner after the Red Sox were swept by the Angels in the ALDS, telling the Boston Herald:

“Those comments probably came right after the Red Sox lost, so I’d bet they were said in the heat of the moment, when he was very frustrated…that’s probably not the best time to take comments like that as gospel.”

The Red Sox agreed to not pick up his option for next year but are expected to offer Wagner arbitration, and Wagner is expected to decline that offer.