Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Justin Haley recently graduated from the Massachusetts Fire Academy.
Haley, 30, is now a firefighter with the West Newbury Fire Department, and also works as a realtor in the area.
Of the highlights in his Red Sox career, he pitched four games in the 2018 run to the World Series Championship.
After leaving baseball and wanting to spend more time with his family, he decided follow his brother, a former paramedic, and grandfather, a former EMT instructor, into public safety.
“We have a young daughter and were planning on having a second kid, so I didn’t have the time to train 40 hours a week like I typically would,” Haley said in a statement. “Now that I’m starting to raise a family it’s much easier having something closer to home where I can work and also be here with my family.”
On Feb. 28, Haley graduated from the Call/Volunteer Recruit Firefighting Training Program.
“I want to congratulate Firefighter Haley on completing the academy. He is already proving to be a valuable member of the department,” Fire Chief Michael Dwyer said. “Firefighter Haley’s commitment to his family helped lead him here, and he will be a great asset to our department and community here in West Newbury.”
