announced that he will retire from baseball following one last season of winter league baseball with the Águilas Cibaeñas of Dominican Professional Baseball League. Pitching style Colón throws four pitches. Early in his career, he had excellent velocity on his four-seam fastball, throwing it in the mid-90s and occasionally touching 100 mph. In his later career, Colón's four-seamer sat at 86–91 mph, and he paired it with a two-seamer at 84–88 mph. This combination of fastballs makes up nearly 90% of Colón's pitches, but he also throws a changeup to left-handed hitters, and a slider. He is primarily known as a control pitcher, with an exceptional ability to spot pitches at any location. This keeps the number of walks he allows to a minimum, but leads to more hits as he will attempt to throw strikes. Awards and accomplishments Awards Cy Young Award (2005) 4× MLB All-Star (1998, 2005, 2013, 2016) 4× Pitcher of the Month Award (June 1998, May 2002, August 2005, June 2013) 5× Player of the Week Award (June 21, 1998; September 24, 2000; September 14, 2003; September 6, 2016; May 8, 2016) Players Choice Award for Outstanding Pitcher (2005) The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (2005) Set record for most wins by a Latin American pitcher (247 – August 7, 2018) League statistical leader 2× NL bases on balls per nine innings leader (2015, 2016) 2× MLB complete games leader (2002, 2003) NL hits allowed leader (2015) MLB shutouts leader (2013) AL wins leader (2005) Nickname Colón is known as "Big Sexy" by his teammates and the media. He applied for a trademark on the Big Sexy nickname and plans on making apparel out of it. Personal life Colón's wife, Rosanna, and their four sons live in New Jersey. On September 30, 2014, Colón and his wife became US citizens. Colón met his wife in the Dominican Republic when he was 13 years old. In 2015, Colón was sued in Manhattan by a Washington Heights woman seeking child support for her son and daughter, who were fathered by Colón during his marriage. On June 17, 2016, Colón and Alexandra Santos agreed to a deal that included child support payments. See also List of Major League Baseball annual shutout leaders List of Major League Baseball career games started leaders List of Major League Baseball career innings pitched leaders List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders