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Bret Boone
Free Agent – No. –
Second Base
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB Debut
August 19, 1992 for the Seattle Mariners
Selected MLB Statistics (through 2005)
Batting Average	.266
Home Runs	252
Runs Batted In	1021
Former Teams
Seattle Mariners (1992-1993) Cincinnati Reds (1994-1998) Atlanta Braves (1999) San Diego Padres (2000 Seattle Mariners (2001-2005) Minnesota Twins (2005)

Bret Robert Boone (born April 6, 1969 in El Cajon, California) is a 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. Boone is a career .268 hitter with 245 home runs and 984 RBI in 1692 games.

Contents 1 Teams 2 Highlights 3 Related links 4 External links

Teams

• Seattle Mariners: 1992-1993, 2001-2005
• Cincinnati Reds: 1994-1998
• Atlanta Braves: 1999
• San Diego Padres: 2000
• Minnesota Twins: 2005

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)

Related links

• Aaron Boone
• Bob Boone
• Ray Boone
• AL Gold Glove Winners at Second Base
• NL Gold Glove Winners at Second Base
• Top 500 home run hitters of all time

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
• Baseball Library - biography and career highlights
• ESPN - profile and daily update
• Seattle Mariners website

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