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

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 the 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).

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.

He was designated for assignment by the Seattle Mariners on July 3, 2005 and later traded on July 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 homeruns and 37 RBIs in 88 games for the Mariners and Twins.

On January 4, 2006 Boone signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. He received an invitation to spring training, but on March 1, 2006, only a few days into spring training, he announced his retirement from baseball, citing a lack of passion for the game.

He his career with a .266 batting average, 252 home runs and 1,021 RBIs in 1,780 games in 14 Major League seasons.

Highlights

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

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