Just a few months shy of the 10 year anniversary of the Phillies 2008 World Series Championship, “The Flyin’ Hawaiian” Shane Victorino will retire from baseball as a Phillie.

He will sign a one-day contract to officially retire on August 3rd during Alumni Weekend when the Phillies honor the 08′ World Series team.

He announced his retirement on his Instagram page.

Mahalo BASEBALL ⚾️⚾️⚾️ I hope I made you all PROUD???????? Preciate ya @robdemello

4,582 Likes, 344 Comments - FLYIN HAWAIIAN (@shanevictorino) on Instagram: "Mahalo BASEBALL ⚾️⚾️⚾️ I hope I made you all PROUD???????? Preciate ya @robdemello"

 

Mahalo, Shane!

 

Natalie Egenolf is the Sports Update Anchor for The Mike Missanelli Show from 2-6 on 97.5 The Fanatic and NBC Sports Philadelphia. Twitter: @NatalieEgenolf