20 Facts About Bret Boone

1.

Bret Robert Boone was born on April 6,1969 and is a former Major League Baseball second baseman.

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2.

Bret Boone's brother is Aaron Boone, manager of the New York Yankees.

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3.

Bret Boone is the grandson of former major leaguer Ray Boone and brother of former major leaguer and current New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, as well as a descendant of pioneer Daniel Boone.

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4.

Bret Boone is a graduate of El Dorado High School in Placentia, California.

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5.

Bret Boone attended the University of Southern California and played for the team, but left after his junior year of college when he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fifth round.

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6.

In 2016 Bret Boone released an autobiography, Home Game: Big-League Stories from My Life in Baseball's First Family.

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7.

In 1992, Bret Boone became the first-ever third-generation big-leaguer in baseball history.

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8.

Bret Boone's grandfather Ray was an infielder for the Indians, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves and Boston Red Sox.

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9.

Bret Boone started his playing career with the Seattle Mariners where he set the club record for home runs in a season by second baseman in 1993 but was traded that same year to the Cincinnati Reds along with Erik Hanson.

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10.

In 2001 Bret Boone returned to the Seattle Mariners, the organization with which he came up from 1990 to 1993.

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11.

Bret Boone broke the Mariners' team record of home runs for a second baseman with his 37 home runs while hitting 37 doubles.

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12.

Bret Boone started in the All-Star Game at Safeco Field, received a Silver Slugger Award and finished third in the AL MVP voting.

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13.

Bret Boone's Mariners paced the league with a record 116 wins, earning the AL West championship and advancing to the ALCS, tying the all-time team record for wins in a season with the 1906 Chicago Cubs.

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14.

Bret Boone 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.

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15.

On January 4,2006, Bret Boone signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.

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16.

On February 18,2008, Bret Boone came out of retirement and signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.

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17.

On May 27,2010, after managing just four games, the Seals announced Bret Boone was leaving the team permanently to deal with "family matters".

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18.

Bret Boone had his best years as a Seattle Mariner, where he is still a fan favorite.

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19.

Bret Boone was a three-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glove winner, and participated in two Home Run Derbies.

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20.

However, Bret Boone has denied taking steroids, or having any such conversation with Canseco, pointing out that he never played against Canseco during the 2001 spring training.

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