page_title: Bartolo Colón
section_title: Boston Red Sox
hierarchical_section_title: Bartolo Colón / MLB pitching career / Boston Red Sox
caption_attribution_description: Bartolo Colón
context_page_description: Bartolo Colón, nicknamed "Big Sexy", is a Dominican-American professional baseball pitcher for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, and Texas Rangers.
  Colón made four MLB All-Star Games: for the Indians, Angels, Athletics, and Mets. He won the American League Cy Young Award with the Angels in 2005, when he led the American League in wins.
  Early in the 2016 season, Colón was 42 when he became the oldest MLB player to hit his first career home run. At age 45 during the 2018 season, Colón was the oldest active MLB player and the last active Major Leaguer who played for the Montreal Expos. He holds the record for most career wins by a Latin American-born pitcher.
  In his most recent season, he and Rangers teammate Adrián Beltré were the last active MLB players to have played in the 1990s. On February 14, 2020, Colón signed with Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican Baseball League.
context_section_description: On February 25, 2008, Colón signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox and was invited to spring training. On May 15, 2008, he threw a one-hitter for the Red Sox' Triple-A team, the Pawtucket Red Sox. Six days later, Colón's contract was purchased by the Red Sox, and he was added to the active roster. Colón pitched his first major league game for the Red Sox on May 21, 2008, against the Kansas City Royals. He earned his 150th career win on June 11, 2008, against the Baltimore Orioles.
  On September 19, 2008, Colón was placed on the suspended list by the Red Sox after leaving for the Dominican Republic to handle "personal matters" and deciding to stay, effectively ending his Red Sox career. He was placed on the restricted list on September 25, 2008. Colón spent the postseason on the restricted list as the Red Sox won the 2008 ALDS against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 4 games, but lost the 2008 ALCS against the Tampa Bay Rays in 7 games. He filed for free agency after the end of the 2008 season.
caption: Colón with the Boston Red Sox in 2008
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