Wade Boggs

Wade Boggs is a retired professional baseball player, who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Boggs won five batting titles during his career, had a career average of .328 and finished with 3,010 hits.

Boggs played for the Boston Red Sox from 1982-1992, winning multiple batting titles and hitting under .300 only twice in his time in Boston. Boggs signed with the New York Yankees for the 1993 season and helped the Yankees win the World Series in 1996. He ended his career with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, hitting the team's first home run. Boggs' number was retired by the Devil Rays. Boggs was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.

Boggs was a quirky baseball player with many superstitions. He reportedly ate chicken before every game, earning him the nickname "Chicken Man." He also woke up at the same time every day and took exactly 150 ground balls during practice.

• Mahalo's Guide to the Boston Red Sox
• Baseball-Reference.com: Wade Boggs
  • Height: 6-2
  • Weight: 197
  • Rookie Year: 1982

• June 15, 1958: Born

• 1976: Drafted in the 7th round by the Boston Red Sox

• 1985: First of 12 MLB All-Star selections

• 1992: Signs as a free agent with the New York Yankees

• 1994-1995: Gold Glove Awards

• 1995: Re-signs as a free agent with the New York Yankees

• 1997: Signs as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

• 1998: Ranked #95 of the Baseball's Top 100 Greatest Players by the Sporting News

• 1999: Hit his 3000th run

• 1999: Retired from MLB after a knee injury

• 2004: Inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame