- Bret Boone
Infobox MLB retired
name=Bret Boone
width=200
position=Second baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1969|4|6
city-state|El Cajon|California
debutdate=August 19
debutyear=by|1992
debutteam=Seattle Mariners
finaldate=July 31
finalyear=by|2005
finalteam=Minnesota Twins
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.266
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=252
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=1,021
teams=
*Seattle Mariners (by|1992-by|1993)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|1994-by|1998)
*Atlanta Braves (by|1999)
*San Diego Padres (by|2000)
*Seattle Mariners (by|2001-by|2005)
*Minnesota Twins (by|2005)
highlights=
* 3x All-Star selection (1998, 2001, 2003)
* 4xGold Glove Award winner (1998, 2002, 2003, 2004)
* 2xSilver Slugger Award winner (2001, 2003)Bret Robert Boone (born April 6, 1969 in El Cajon,
California ) is a formerMajor League Baseball second baseman .Boone was born in El Cajon,
California to Susan G. Roel andBob Boone . [ [http://www.wargs.com/other/booneb.html 1 ] ] He is a graduate of El Dorado High School and theUniversity of Southern California . He is the grandson of former major leaguerRay Boone and brother ofAaron Boone .Professional career
In by|1992, Boone became the first-ever third-generation big-leaguer in baseball history. As a member of an All-Star family, he is the son of Bob, a
catcher for thePhiladelphia Phillies , California Angels andKansas City Royals (by|1972-by|1990) and later a manager with the Royals andCincinnati Reds ; his brother Aaron is athird baseman who has played with the Reds,New York Yankees ,Cleveland Indians , andFlorida Marlins . and his grandfather Ray was aninfielder for the Indians,Detroit Tigers ,Chicago White Sox ,Kansas City Athletics ,Milwaukee Braves andBoston Red Sox (by|1948-by|1960).Boone enjoyed his best season in by|2001, leading the league in runs batted in (141) with career highs in
batting average (.331),home run s (37), triples (5), runs (118) and hits (206), earning him aSilver Slugger award. He also finished third in theAL MVP voting; started in theAll Star Game inSeattle ; and provided outstanding defense, though he did not win theGold Glove award. His Mariners- the best team in their history that year- paced the league with a record 116 wins, earning the AL West championship and advancing to theALCS , as well as tying the all-time team record for wins in a season with the by|1906 Chicago Cubs.He was
designated for assignment by the Seattle Mariners onJuly 3 , by|2005, and later traded onJuly 11 to Minnesota for cash and a player to be named later. Minnesota released Boone on August 1 after only 14 games, where the second baseman struggled with a .221 batting average, with 7 home runs and 37 RBI in 88 games for the Mariners and Twins.On
January 4 , by|2006, Boone signed aminor league contract with theNew York Mets . He received an invitation tospring training , but onMarch 1 , only a few days into spring training, he announced his initial retirement from baseball, citing a lack of passion for the game. [cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060301&content_id=1329064&vkey=spt2006news&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Bret Boone calls it a career|accessdate=2008-09-07 |work=MLB.com |publisher= |date= ]Boone was also a guest announcer for Fox during the
2003 ALCS when his brother, Aaron hit awalk-off home run to send the Yankees to theWorld Series .On
February 18 , by|2008, Boone came out of retirement and signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. [cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080218&content_id=2377914&vkey=pr_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was|title=Nationals sign three-time All-Star Bret Boone to Minor-League contract|accessdate=2008-09-07 |work=MLB.com |publisher= |date= ] At first he was assigned to the minor league camp, but after five days, he was invited to the team's major league spring training camp. [cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080223&content_id=2386181&vkey=spt2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=was|title=Boone joins big league camp|accessdate=2008-09-07 |work=MLB.com |publisher= |date= ]On
March 21 , 2008, Boone was reassigned to minor league camp after hitting .189 and began the season with theColumbus Clippers , the Nationals Triple-A affiliate. [cite news |last=Ladson |first=Bill |title=Nats reassign Boone to Minors |url=http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080320&content_id=2447297&vkey=spt2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=was |work=MLB.com |date=2008-03-20 |accessdate=2008-03-20 ] He had hoped to get signed by a major league club, and left the Clippers in late April to work out on his own. However, onMay 28 , he once again announced his retirement. [cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3415391|title=After 14 major league seasons, retiring Boone in a better place|accessdate=2008-09-07 |work=ESPN.com |publisher= |date= ]He finished his career with a .266 batting average, 252 home runs and 1,021 RBI in 1,780 games in 14 Major League seasons.
Related links
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List of NL Gold Glove winners at second base
*List of NL Gold Glove winners at second base
*List of top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters
*List of second generation MLB players
*List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
*List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
*List of Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game References
External links
*baseballstats |mlb= |espn=2759 |br=b/boonebr01 |fangraphs=1067 |cube=B/bret-boone
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Boone_Bret.stm Baseball Library] - biography and career highlights
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