Dustin Pedroia
- Boston Red Sox (2006 -present)
- MLB Most Valuable Player Award in the AL in 2008
- 3 × MLB All- Star Game (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)
- Gold Glove Award 2008
- Silver Slugger Award ( 2008)
- MLB Rookie of the Year Award 2007
- 2 × World Series champion (2007, 2013)
Dustin Pedroia Luis ( born August 17, 1983 in Woodland, California) is an American professional baseball player. He plays since 2006 on the position of the second baseman for the Boston Red Sox in the American League of Major League Baseball. In the course of his young career Pedroia has already achieved several awards and achievements. He was chosen among others to the MLB Rookie of the Year in 2007 and MVP of the American League in 2008. With his team Pedroia won the 2007 World Series in his first full season as a professional.
Major League Career
2006
Pedroia made his debut on 22 August 2006 in the game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, in which he made his first hit. On September 9, the year his first home run succeeded in the game against the Kansas City Royals. Because of the few missions in 2006, he was, however, until the following year officially as a rookie.
2007
In the 2007 season, Pedroia became a regular player on second base. Defensive, he played a good season with six errors and a fielding percentage of 99%. Pedroias offensive performances increased after a relatively weak start during the season considerably, so that he could have a batting average of .317 after the regular season.
Pedroia was elected to the season for the Rookie of the Year in the American League Connection
In the American League Division Series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Pedroia weakened somewhat, so get him in the series only 2 hits in 3 games. In the subsequent American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Indians Pedroia increased significantly and was critical to the entry of the Red Sox in the World Series involved 2007. In the decisive seventh game he succeeded in including a 2 -run homerun.
In the 2007 World Series against the Colorado Rockies succeeded Pedroia became the first rookie in history, and as the second player ever to open a World Series for the first at-bat with a homerun. The Red Sox won the series 4-0 and smooth Pedroia posted a batting average of .278 with five hits, one home run and four RBIs in the World Series.
2008
Pedroia reached a batting average of .326 in the 2008 season. Get him 17 homers and 83 RBIs. He could steal 20 bases, and was the first player since Cal Ripken 1983, the three offensive statistics hits, doubles and runs Scored and was elected after the season for the American League MVP. He also won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Award of the American League for the second baseman. Pedroia is only the third player in the history of Major League Baseball, who won the Rookie of the Year Award and the Most Valuable Player award in two consecutive seasons. Before him, it was only Cal Ripken Jr. and Ryan Howard.
In the playoffs, 2008, Pedroia increased over the player after re -average start. In the American League Championship Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, he reached in 26 at-bats nine hits, including three home runs. But his outstanding batting average of .346 could not prevent the defeat of the Red Sox against Tampa Bay since the team was not strong enough with a batting average of .234, to reach the World Series in 2008.
Private
Pedroia is married to Kelli Hatley since November 11, 2006. He is the nephew of Phil Snow, a coach of the Detroit Lions in the NFL.