According to Noel Pineiro of El Nuevo Dia, first baseman Carlos Delgado will announce his retirement tomorrow.

In early February Delgado said that he wants to play in 2011 and was rehabbing from hip surgery.

“If I am healthy, I will find a way,” Delgado said two months ago. “I know how to play. I don’t want to retire. The reason why I put myself through three surgeries in 18 months is because I want to play. Otherwise, I would have just hung it up.”

“My plan is to try and get in the best shape that I can, because that way I’m not closing any doors,” Delgado said, as reported by Richard Griffin of The Star. “If right off the bat I say I’m going to be a DH, I’m closing 16 doors (in the NL). My plan is I’m going to be ready to play as much as I can both on the field and at the plate.”

Delgado hasn’t played in a Major League game since May 10, 2009. Last August, he signed a Minor League deal with the Red Sox, but after feeling discomfort in his left hip, he decided to undergo surgery in September.

Delgado is a lifetime .280/.383/.546 with 473 HR’s and 1,512 RBI’s, throughout 17 seasons with the Blue Jays, Marlins and Mets.