Born: (1983-08-17) August 17, 1983 (age 40) Woodland, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 22, 2006, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
April 17, 2019, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average
.299
Home runs
140
Runs batted in
725
Teams
Boston Red Sox (2006–2019)
Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star (2008–2010, 2013)
2× World Series champion (2007, 2013)
AL MVP (2008)
AL Rookie of the Year (2007)
4× Gold Glove Award (2008, 2011, 2013, 2014)
Silver Slugger Award (2008)
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing United States
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo
Team
Dustin Luis Pedroia (born August 17, 1983) is an American former professional baseball second baseman who played his entire Major League Baseball career for the Boston Red Sox, from 2006 to 2019. He was a four-time All-Star, and won the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year Award in 2007 and the AL Most Valuable Player and Silver Slugger Award in 2008. He has also received four Gold Glove Awards and was named AL Defensive Player of the Year in 2013.
Pedroia was selected by the Red Sox in the 2004 MLB draft and made his major league debut in 2006. He became a full-time player in 2007, winning the AL Rookie of the Year Award. He was a member of the Red Sox World Series championship teams in 2007 and 2013. Pedroia was the last player from the 2007 World Series team to leave the club.[1] A knee injury late in the 2017 season marked the end of his effective play.[2] After playing in only nine major league games over the 2018 and 2019 seasons, including missing the 2018 postseason,[2] he also missed all of the shortened 2020 season.[3] He announced his retirement on February 1, 2021.[3]
Pedroia was a proficient contact hitter with a very low strikeout rate and "a surprising amount of power," whose defense at second base has been rated significantly above-average.[4][5] Pedroia was the first Red Sox infielder to win four Gold Gloves.[6][7][8]
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^ abMcCann, Michael (January 27, 2020). "Dustin Pedroia and the Pricey Guarantees of MLB Contracts". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^ abHoch, Bryan (February 1, 2021). "'True Red Sox': Pedroia retires after 14 years". MLB.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^Ashbourne, Nick (July 25, 2014). "Should Dustin Pedroia's bat be feared?". Beyond the Box Score. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
^"Dustin Pedroia; Advanced Fielding". Fangraphs. Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
^Grodin, Dana Heiss (February 27, 2003). "The tall and short of college baseball stars". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
^"Dustin Pedroia ASU". ASU Baseball. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
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major leagues, while right fielder Shane Victorino, second baseman DustinPedroia, first baseman Mike Napoli, catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and outfielder...
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to sign Julio Lugo) and Mark Loretta to the Houston Astros (allowing DustinPedroia to become the team's starting second baseman). Trot Nixon, also a free...
Devils. But while he started briefly alongside fellow middle infielder DustinPedroia, he ended up spending much of the season on the bench. He was also teammates...
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second base from catcher), Bret Boone, Bobby Grich, Orlando Hudson, DustinPedroia, and Brandon Phillips. Hall of Famers who won Gold Gloves at second...
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made him the first rookie to record more walks than strikeouts since DustinPedroia in 2007. On defense, Kwan was awarded the American League's left field...
Orioles, aggressively slid over the second base bag and spiked DustinPedroia in the knee. Pedroia missed 56 of the remaining 145 games, twice going on the...
baseman DustinPedroia under-performed, hitting below .200 in April. Manager Terry Francona refused to bench him and his patience paid off as Pedroia eventually...
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the first 2004 draftee to be selected to an All-Star Game in 2007. DustinPedroia, drafted in the second round, was the first 2004 draftee to be selected...
in Augusta. The GreenJackets boast third baseman Kevin Youkilis and DustinPedroia as the only prospects to make the Red Sox roster, although knuckle baller...
in first place in the AL East as did Kansas City in the AL Central. DustinPedroia reached base in all their first 18 games, the most consecutive games...
of the sixth and scored on Asdrúbal Cabrera's single one out later. DustinPedroia and Youkilis hit back-to-back singles to lead off the bottom of the...
the ceremonial first pitch of the American League Division Series to DustinPedroia, and collected donations outside of Fenway Park for Hurricane Florence...
appeared on episode 332 of Conan. In 2014, Boston Red Sox second baseman DustinPedroia met Fay at Fenway Park before a game and gave him an autographed baseball...
doubled with two outs before Evan Longoria's home run tied the game. DustinPedroia's leadoff home run in the third put the Red Sox up 3−2, but in the bottom...
achievements Preceded by DustinPedroia Sporting News AL Rookie of the Year 2008 Succeeded by Gordon Beckham Preceded by DustinPedroia Players Choice AL Most...
childhood role model was DustinPedroia, who was playing college baseball at the time for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Pedroia, who ended up playing in...
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