Bret Boone

Bret Robert Boone (born April 6, 1969 in El Cajon, California) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who most recently played with the Minnesota Twins before being released on August 1, 2005 after only 20 days with the franchise.

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April 6 - 1969 - El Cajon - California - Major League Baseball - Second baseman - Minnesota Twins - August 1 - 2005

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In 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 the Phillies, Angels and Royals (1972-90) and later a manager with Royals and Reds; his brother, Aaron, is a third baseman who has played with Reds, Yankees and Indians (1997-), and his grandfather, Ray, was an infielder for the Indians, Tigers, White Sox, Athletics, Braves and Red Sox (1948-60).

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1992 - All-Star - Bob - Catcher - Phillies - Angels - Royals - Manager - Reds - Aaron - Third baseman - Yankees - Indians - Ray - Infielder - Tigers - White Sox - Athletics - Braves - Red Sox

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Boone was a second baseman by trade. He started his career with Seattle in 1992 and was traded to the Reds at the end of 1993. After five seasons in Cincinnati, he played with the Braves (1999) and Padres (2000), returning as a free agent to Seattle in 2001.

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Seattle - Padres

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Over his career, Boone won four Gold Glove Awards.

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Boone enjoyed his best season in 2001, leading the league in runs batted in (141) with career highs in batting average (.331), home runs (37), triples (5), runs (118) and hits (206). That same year he teamed up with rookie Ichiro Suzuki to lead the Mariners to the AL West championship.

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Runs batted in - Batting average - Home run - Triples - Runs - Hits - Ichiro Suzuki - AL West

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He was designated for assignment by the Seattle Mariners on July 3, 2005 and later traded on July 11, 2005 to Minnesota for cash and a player to be named later. Minnesota released Boone on August 1, 2005 after only 14 games. Boone was a career .268 hitter with 245 home runs and 984 RBI in 1692 games.

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July 3 - 2005 - July 11 - August 1

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Highlights

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• 3-time All-Star (1998, 2001, 2003)
• 4-time Gold Glove award (1998, 2002-04)
• Twice Top 10 MVP award (3rd, 2001; 10th, 2003)
• Led league in RBI (2001)
• Hit 3 home runs in a game (June 4, 2001)
• Tied a AL Championship record with five RBI in a game (October 22, 2001)
 
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