Dustin Pedroia

Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)
Born: August 17, 1983 in Woodland, CA
Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).
High School: Woodland HS (Woodland, CA)
School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
Debut: August 22, 2006 (Age 23-005d, 16,578th in MLB history)
vs. LAA 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: April 17, 2019 (Age 35-243d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
National Team: us USA (WBC,College)
Full Name: Dustin Luis Pedroia
Nicknames: Laser Show, Petey or Muddy Chicken
Pronunciation: \puh-DROY-uh\
Twitter: @15Lasershow

Notable Events and Chronology for Dustin Pedroia Career

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November 12, 1959

Nellie Fox wins the 1959 American League MVP Award

September 9, 2006

Dustin Pedroia hit his first career home run

October 21, 2007

Boston Red Sox complete a comeback from a three-games-to-one deficit to win the American League Championship Series over the Cleveland Indians

October 24, 2007

Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia becomes the second player, and the first rookie to hit a leadoff home run in a World Series

December 26, 2007

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November 18, 2008

Dustin Pedroia wins the 2008 American League Most Valuable Player Award

December 26, 2008

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January 16, 2009

The Red Sox sign Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia to long term deals

April 20, 2009

Red Sox crush Baltimore on Patriots Day

June 24, 2010

Pedroia rescuses Red Sox when he hits three homers at Coors Field

July 2, 2010

injury woes pile up for Red Sox

September 13, 2011

Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury become first red sox teammates to have 20./20 seasons

May 2, 2014

Dustin Pedroia becomes the second player in Red Sox history to steal 100 bases and hit 100 homeruns

April 6, 2015

Dustin Pedroia becomes just the 2nd – secondbaseman in history to hit 2 homeruns on opening day

April 18, 2016

Dustin Pedroia turned five double plays to tie Red Sox franchise record

May 31, 2016

Mookie Betts hits three homers and drives in five runs in a 6 – 2 win over the Orioles

April 9, 2019

 Red Sox  raise their World Series banner

February 1, 2021

Dustin Pedroia retires after 14 seasons

June 25, 2021

Dustin Pedroia Retirement Pregame Ceremony | Boston Red Sox