Wells Rescinds Trade Request

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Boston Red Sox left-hander David Wells rescinded his trade request and said Sunday there was a "99.9 percent" chance he would retire after the upcoming season, his 19th in the majors.

Rather than prolong the uncertainty, Wells figured that he could live with the lack of privacy in Boston for one more season and that he and his family could handle being away from their San Diego-area home.

Wells told general manager Theo Epstein about his change of heart Saturday.

"I just told him, `Listen, plan on me going north, dude.' I said I want to stay. I said I think it will be fine," Wells said. "He was all smiles and that was that."

But Wells' recounting might be "overly dramatic," Epstein said.

Via AP

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