Sammy Sosa might retire after representing his country in next year’s World Baseball Classic.

“That’s my wish,” he said Wednesday during a telephone interview from Miami, “to put on my country’s uniform so people can see me playing again.”

Sosa said that he instructed his agent not to offer his services to any team.

“That doesn’t mean I’m retiring,” he said. “It’s not time for that yet.”

Sosa had 609 homers and 1,667 RBIs from 1989-07 for the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles.