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Fast Facts about Dustin Pedroia

Dustin Pedroia

Date of Birth: 17 August 1983

Place of Birth: Woodland, CA

Height: 5-9 Weight: 180

College: Arizona State

Drafted: 2004 (Boston Red Sox)

Years Pro: 3

Years with Red Sox: 3

Bats: R

Throws: R

SEASON AB R H HR RBI BB SB AVG

2006 — BOS 89 5 17 2 7 7 0 .191

2007 — BOS 520 86 165 8 50 47 7 .317

2008 — BOS 653 118 213 17 83 50 20 .326

TOTAL 1262 209 395 27 140 104 27 .313

Pedrioa started the season batting just .172 through 01 May but hit .415 in May and finished the season with a .317 average, setting a major league rookie second baseman record, while hitting eight home runs and driving home 50 runs while crossing the plate 86 times. His efforts earned him American League Rookie of the Year honors, the first Red Sox player to earn that honor since Nomar Garciaparra was the unanimous selection in 1997.
In Game One of the World Series, Pedroia led off the bottom of the first with a home run on the second pitch he saw, only the second player in Major League history to homer starting off a series.
Pedroia followed his rookie season with a solid year both at second base and at the plate, earning him a Gold Glove as well as the American League Most Valuable Player award, the first Red Sox player given the honor since Mo Vaughn in 1995.

12 November 2007 - Second baseman Dustin Pedroia, after working through a shaky start to the season, wins American League Rookie of the Year honors. After batting only .172 through 01 May, Pedroia bats .335 the rest of the season to finish at .317, a new rookie record for a second baseman, with eight home runs and 50 RBI.
18 November 2008 - One year after winning Rookie of the Year honors, Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia wins the American League Most Valuable Player award, the third ball player to ever accomplish the feat. The Gold Glover easily outdistances Joe Mauer and teammate Kevin Youkilis in the voting.