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{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Dustin Pedroia
| image = Dustin Pedroia 2012 (cropped).jpg
| position = [[Second baseman]]
| team = Boston Red Sox
| number = 15
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|8|17|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Woodland, California]]
| debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = August 22
| debutyear = 2006
| debutteam = Boston Red Sox
| statyear = May 20, 2017
| statleague = MLB
| stat1label = [[Batting average]]
| stat1value = .300
| stat2label = [[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
| stat2value = 1,725
| stat3label = [[Home run]]s
| stat3value = 135
| stat4label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat4value = 678
| stat6label = [[Stolen base]]s
| stat6value = 135
| teams =
* [[Boston Red Sox]] ({{mlby|2006}}–present)
| awards =
* 4× [[MLBASG|All-Star]] ([[2008 MLB All-Star Game|2008]]–[[2010 MLB All-Star Game|2010]], [[2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2013]])
* [[Silver Slugger Award]] (2008)
* 4× [[Gold Glove Award]] (2008, 2011, 2013, 2014)
* 2× [[List of World Series champions|World Series champion]] ({{wsy|2007}}, {{wsy|2013}})
* [[AL MVP]] (2008)
* [[AL Rookie of the Year]] (2007)
}}
{{MedalTableTop |name= |medals=
{{MedalSport | Men's [[baseball]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{flagu|United States}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2003 Pan American Games|2003 Santo Domingo]] | [[Baseball at the 2003 Pan American Games|Team competition]]}}
}}

'''Dustin Luis Pedroia''' (born August 17, 1983) is an American [[baseball]] [[second baseman]] for the [[Boston Red Sox]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He is a four-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] and an [[American League]] (AL) [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] award winner, who has also received four [[Rawlings Gold Glove Award|Gold Gloves]] and a single [[Silver Slugger Award|Silver Slugger]] award.

Pedroia was drafted by the Red Sox [[2004 Major League Baseball draft|in 2004]], and made his major league debut in 2006 before becoming a full-time player in the 2007 season, and winning the [[American League|AL]] [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]] award. He contributed to two Red Sox [[World Series]] [[List of World Series champions|championships]] in [[2007 Major League Baseball season|2007]] and [[2013 Major League Baseball season|2013]], and he is the only player from the [[2007 World Series]] team still with the club. Pedroia remains under contract with the Red Sox through the 2021 season.

Pedroia is an above-average [[contact hitter]] with a very low [[strikeout]] rate and "a surprising amount of [[Extra base hit|power]]", whose defense at [[Second baseman|second base]] has been [[Ultimate zone rating|rated]] significantly above-average.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2014/7/25/5935197/dustin-pedroias-offensive-decline-red-sox |title=Should Dustin Pedroia's bat be feared? |date=July 25, 2014 |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=Beyond the Box Score |publisher= |last=Ashbourne |first=Nick}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=8370&position=2B#fielding |title=Dustin Pedroia; Advanced Fielding |date= |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=Fangraphs |publisher= |last= |first=}}</ref> Pedroia has achieved Major League success.<ref>[Human|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/baseball/2003-02-27-size_x.htm |title=The tall and short of college baseball stars |accessdate=July 26, 2008 |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher= |date=February 27, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/pedroia_dustin00.html |title=Dustin Pedroia ASU |accessdate=July 26, 2008 |work=[[ASU Baseball]] |publisher= |date=}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMIpS3J27mw Dustin Pedroia]</ref>

==Early life and high school==
Pedroia was born in [[Woodland, California]], on August 17, 1983. His parents operated a [[tire]] shop in the city where they would work fourteen hours per day.<ref name=sfgate>{{cite news |last1=Schulman |first1=Henry |title=Small town shows MVP pride |url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Small-town-shows-MVP-pride-3184455.php |accessdate=July 20, 2015 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=November 23, 2008}}</ref><ref name=book /> Debbie Pedroia played [[tennis]] at [[Sacramento City College]].<ref name=book>{{cite book |last1=Pedroia |first1=Dustin |title=Born to Play: My Life in the Game |date=2009 |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |isbn=9781439164877 |page=11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AOJLvfmD6rEC |accessdate=July 20, 2015}}</ref> Pedroia's older brother, Brett, played baseball as a [[catcher]] at [[Shasta College]].<ref name=brett>{{cite news |last1=Edes |first1=Gordon |title=Fielding more than his share of bad hops |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/columns/story?columnist=edes_gordon&id=4976286 |accessdate=July 20, 2015 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=March 8, 2010}}</ref>

Pedroia attended [[Woodland High School (California)|Woodland High School]] in [[Woodland, California]] where he played baseball and [[American football|football]]. His football career ended when, as a freshman [[quarterback]], a hit from future [[National Football League|NFL]] [[linebacker]] [[Lance Briggs]] shattered his ankle.<ref name=mvhp /> As a senior baseball player, Pedroia did not [[strike out]] all season,<ref name=swinging /> compiled a .445 [[batting average]] and was chosen as his league's most valuable player.

==College career==
Pedroia attended [[Arizona State University]] (ASU), where he played [[college baseball]] for the [[Arizona State Sun Devils baseball]] team. He was teammates with [[Ian Kinsler]] and [[Andre Ethier]]. Kinsler and Pedroia competed for the [[shortstop]] position at ASU. Ultimately, Pedroia stayed at shortstop, while Kinsler ended up at second base before transferring to the [[University of Missouri]]. In three years at ASU, Pedroia never hit below .347 and had a career average of .384, starting all 185 games. To help ASU recruit better pitchers, Pedroia also relinquished the last two years of his athletic scholarship.<ref name="mvhp">{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/09/28/most_valuable_half_pint/?page=full |title=Most valuable half-pint |accessdate=December 4, 2008 |last=Hohler |first=Bob |date=September 28, 2008 |work=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref> He was named ASU On Deck Circle Most Valuable Player; other winners have included [[Ike Davis]], [[Willie Bloomquist]], [[Paul Lo Duca]], and [[Barry Bonds]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/052808aaa.html |title=#1 in College Sports |publisher=CSTV.com |date=May 27, 2008 |accessdate=May 14, 2010}}</ref>

==Professional career==

===Minor leagues===
Pedroia was drafted by the Red Sox in the second round of the [[2004 Major League Baseball draft]], with the 65th pick overall. Pedroia, the eighth shortstop drafted, received a $575,000 [[signing bonus]].<ref name="mvhp" />

In two years in the minors (2004–06), Pedroia batted .308 while playing [[second base]] and [[shortstop]].

===Boston Red Sox===

==== 2006-2007 ====
After a brief call-up in 2006, when he hit just .191 in 89 at-bats,<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pedrodu01.shtml Baseball Reference]</ref> Pedroia became the regular second baseman for the Red Sox in [[2007 Red Sox season|2007]] replacing [[Mark Loretta]]. Pedroia suffered through an early-season hitting slump, but recovered, later putting up a 13-game hitting streak and a five-hit game against the [[2007 San Francisco Giants season|Giants]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/alex-speier/2011/06/12/weve-seen-dustin-pedroia |title=We've seen this before from Dustin Pedroia |date=July 12, 2011 |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=WEEI.com |publisher= |last=Speier |first=Alex}}</ref> He notably made a diving stop to preserve fellow rookie [[Clay Buchholz]]'s [[no-hitter]] on September 1.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/09/02/2b_pedroia_makes_the_play_that_made_the_no_hitter_possible/ |title=2B Pedroia makes the play that made the no-hitter possible. |accessdate=July 26, 2008 |work=boston.com |publisher= |date= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726022956/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/09/02/2b_pedroia_makes_the_play_that_made_the_no_hitter_possible/ |archivedate=July 26, 2008 }}</ref> Pedroia won the [[AL Rookie of the Year]] award and was selected to the [[Topps All-Star Rookie Rosters|2007 Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team]].<ref>[http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20071112&content_id=2298828&vkey=pr_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos Dustin Pedroia wins 2007 American League Rookie of the Year Award from Baseball Writers' Association of America]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20071126&content_id=2307272&vkey=pr_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc |title=Topps announces the 49th annual Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team |accessdate=July 26, 2008 |work=[[MLB.com]] |publisher= |date=}}</ref>

The Red Sox played the [[2007 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] in the [[2007 ALCS]]. In [[2007 American League Championship Series#Game 7|Game 7]] of the series, Pedroia [[Home run|homered]] and [[Double (baseball)|doubled]], collecting five [[RBI (baseball)|RBI]] to secure the Red Sox' spot in the [[2007 World Series|World Series]], to face the [[2007 Colorado Rockies season|Rockies]]. Pedroia homered in the first [[at bat]] of the series, making him only the second player, and the first rookie, to [[leadoff hitter|lead off]] the Series with a home run.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-10-24/sports/bs-sp-catching-up-buford-20131024_1_earl-weaver-orioles-don-buford |title=Catching Up With... Don Buford |date=October 24, 2013 |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=The Baltimore Sun |publisher= |last=Klingaman |first=Mike}}</ref> The Red Sox went on to win their second World Series title in four seasons – and the first World Series championship for Pedroia.

==== 2008 ====
Pedroia performed very well during the 2008 regular season, and received AL MVP, Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |url=http://bbwaa.com/2009/02/08-al-mvp/ |title=2008 AL MVP |date= |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=BBWAA.com |publisher= |last= |first=}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/mlb_awards_content.jsp?content=gold_gloves_history |title=Rawlings Gold Glove award winners |date= |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=MLB.com |publisher= |last= |first=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081113&content_id=3677602&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos |title=Pedroia wins Silver Slugger Award |date=November 13, 2008 |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=MLB.com |publisher= |last=Browne |first=Ian}}</ref> He was the first-ever Red Sox second baseman to win a Silver Slugger Award, the first Red Sox second baseman to win a Gold Glove since [[Doug Griffin]] in 1972, and the first second baseman to win an MVP Award since [[Nellie Fox]] in 1959. He [[Batting average|hit .326]] with 17 homers over 726 [[Plate appearance|PAs]], for a 127 [http://www.fangraphs.com/library/offense/wrc/ wRC+].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=8370&position=2B |title=Dustin Pedroia |date= |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=Fangraphs |publisher= |last= |first=}}</ref> Pedroia was defensively great, making only six [[Error (baseball)|errors]] through 157 games,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.fangraphs.com/library/defense/uzr/ |title=UZR |date= |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=Fangraphs |publisher= |last= |first=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=8370&position=2B#fielding |title=Dustin Pedroia; Fielding |date= |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=Fangraphs |publisher= |last= |first=}}</ref> saving +9.7 runs over the season, according to [[Ultimate zone rating|UZR]].<ref name=":2" /> 2008 was also Pedroia's most productive season on the [[wikt:basepath|basepaths]]; he stole 20 bases in 21 attempts, for baserunning worth 4.9 [http://www.fangraphs.com/library/offense/wsb/ runs above average].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=8370&position=2B#standard |title=Dustin Pedroia; Standard |date= |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=Fangraphs |publisher= |last= |first=}}</ref>
[[File:DPedroia.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Dustin Pedroia in Houston, June 2008]]
Pedroia's contribution in the regular season was rated 6.5 [[Wins Above Replacement|WAR]] by Fangraphs, a "superstar" level of performance.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |url=http://www.fangraphs.com/library/misc/war/ |title=What is WAR? |date= |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=Fangraphs |publisher= |last= |first=}}</ref> He became only the third player in MLB history to win Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in consecutive seasons joining [[Cal Ripken Jr.]] and [[Ryan Howard]], and later was followed by [[Kris Bryant]].{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

Pedroia was hitless through the first three games of the [[2008 American League Division Series|2008 ALDS]], recording only an RBI double in Game 4. The Red Sox defeated the [[2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season|Angels]] in four games.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} In the [[2008 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] against the [[2008 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays]], Pedroia collected 9 hits in 26 plate appearances, including three home runs and a double. The rest of the team struggled to a .234 batting average against the Tampa pitching staff, and the Red Sox lost the series.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

====2009====
[[File:Dustin Pedroia at the bat.jpg|140px|thumb|left|Dustin Pedroia bats against the Baltimore Orioles, August 2, 2009.]]
On December 3, 2008, Pedroia signed a six-year contract extension worth $40.5 million, with an additional team option for 2015 worth $11 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3741730 |title=Red Sox sign Pedroia to $40.5M extension |accessdate=December 3, 2008 |work=[[ESPN.com]] |publisher= |date=}}</ref>

Pedroia announced on December 15, 2008 that he would play for the United States team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He recorded the first Major League hit in [[Citi Field]] history during an April 3 [[exhibition game]] against the [[2009 New York Mets season|Mets]]. He hit a home run in his first at bat of the 2009 season.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

Pedroia was selected to start for the [[2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2009 AL All Star Team]]. However, Pedroia had to withdraw from the team to stay with his wife Kelli, who was experiencing pregnancy complications with the couple's first child. The same issue had caused him to miss a regular season game prior to the All Star break.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

Pedroia achieved his first multi-home run game on September 9, 2009, against the [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]].{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

==== 2010 ====
In 2010, MLB [[Umpire (baseball)|umpire]] [[Joe West (umpire)|Joe West]] made controversial statements regarding the speed of play between the Red Sox and [[New York Yankees|Yankees]], Pedroia responded by saying, "What he doesn't understand is that when we don't do well in these games against the Yankees, we get killed. If he doesn't want to do Red Sox and Yankee games, he should tell the umpires' union. Then when we're in the World Series, he'll be out of that assignment, too."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5066650 |title=West: Rivals' slow play 'embarrassing' |date=April 9, 2010 |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=ESPN.com |publisher= |last= |first=}}</ref><ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=5071970 Francona calls comments 'troubling'] ''ESPN''</ref>

On June 24, 2010, Pedroia went 5 for 5, with 5 RBI, and hit three home runs in a game against the [[Colorado Rockies|Rockies]] that the Red Sox won, 13–11, in the [[Extra innings|tenth inning]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Benjamin |first=Amalie |title=Pedroia Rescues Red Sox |newspaper=[[Boston Globe]] |language= |date=June 25, 2010 |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2010/06/25/pedroia_rescues_red_sox/ |accessdate=June 25, 2010}}</ref> The next day, Pedroia fouled a ball off his foot in an at-bat versus the [[San Francisco Giants|Giants]]. [[Magnetic Resonance Imaging (journal)|MRI]] results the next day confirmed that he had a broken bone in his foot, and he was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Pedroia was under doctor's orders not to put weight on his injured foot for two weeks, but continued to practice fielding [[Glossary of baseball (G)#ground ball|grounders]] while on his knees.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Benjamin |first=Amalie |title=Injury brings him to his knees |newspaper=[[Boston Globe]] |language= |date=July 1, 2010 |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2010/07/01/injury_brings_red_sox_pedroia_to_his_knees___fielding_grounders/ |accessdate=July 13, 2010}}</ref>

Pedroia was named to be a reserve player on the [[2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2010 AL All Star team]], but did not participate due to this injury, and had former Arizona State teammate [[Ian Kinsler]] replace him on the roster. Pedroia returned to the lineup on August 17 against the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]], only to be put back on the DL after playing 2 games. Pedroia would end the 2010 season having played only 75 games.<ref name=":0" />

==== 2011 ====
In 2011, Pedroia bounced back, batting .307 and slugging 21 home runs over 159 games. He won a [[Fielding Bible Award]] in 2011 as the best fielding second baseman in MLB,<ref>{{cite web|title=The 2011 Awards |url=http://fieldingbible.com/the-winners.asp |publisher=The Fielding Bible |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/62sERzLeS?url=http://fieldingbible.com/the-winners.asp |archivedate=November 1, 2011 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy }}</ref> and had his best defensive season by [[ultimate zone rating]], with 18.1 runs saved.<ref name=":2" /> In June and July, Pedroia had a 25-game hitting streak, the longest for a Red Sox second baseman.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/gallery/2011/redsox_positional_hitting_streaks/ Longest Red Sox hitting streaks by position]. [[Boston.com]]</ref> On August 16, Pedroia was involved in throwing a triple play, started by [[Jed Lowrie]]. Pedroia's 2011 season was rated at 7.6 [[Wins Above Replacement]] by Fangraphs, an "MVP-caliber" performance.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" />

==== 2012 ====
On September 30, 2012, Pedroia broke his ring finger on his left hand but after being reassured that the injury would not degrade with use, he made the decision to play through the pain in the following season-ending series at Yankee Stadium.<ref>[http://www.masslive.com/redsox/index.ssf/2012/10/broken_finger_broken_team_but.html Broken finger, broken team, but Red Sox' Dustin Pedroia is playing | masslive.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==== 2013 ====
[[File:Dustin PedroiaBatting.ogv|thumb|Dustin Pedroia batting for the Red Sox against the Toronto Blue Jays]]
On July 23, 2013, Pedroia and the Red Sox agreed to an 8-year extension worth $110 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130723&content_id=54470418&c_id=mlb |title=Pedroia agrees to extension through 2021 |last=Browne |first=Ian |work=MLB.com |date=July 24, 2012 |accessdate=July 24, 2012}}</ref> Pedroia was represented in negotiations by Sam Levinson and Seth Levinson of ACES Inc.

Pedroia bounced back from his injury-affected 2012 season to become the only player on the Red Sox to play more than 150 games during the [[2013 Boston Red Sox season|team's 2013 regular season]], playing in 160 games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boston Red Sox: 2013 American League East Champions |url=http://www.sportsmedia101.com/bostonredsox/2013/10/01/boston-red-sox-2013-american-league-east-champions/}}</ref> Pedroia posted a strong regular season performance, and was awarded his third Gold Glove, second [[Fielding Bible Award]], and the [[Wilson Overall Defensive Player of the Year Award]] for the American League.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name="Defplayer">{{cite web |last=Singer |first=Tom |title=Wilson honors Parra, Pedroia for unrivaled D |url=http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?content_id=63767578&partnerId=as_mlb_20131108_14191194&ymd=20131107 |work=MLB.com |accessdate=November 7, 2013}}</ref> The Red Sox won [[AL East|their division]] and went on to win the [[2013 World Series|World Series]].

In November 2013, Pedroia underwent thumb surgery to repair a torn [[Ulnar collateral ligament of thumb|UCL]], an injury he suffered when sliding to first base on opening day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/9972742/dustin-pedroia-boston-red-sox-thumb-surgery |title=Dustin Pedroia has thumb surgery |date=November 13, 2013 |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=ESPN Boston |publisher= |last= |first=}}</ref>

====2014====
In May 2014, Pedroia hit his 100th career home run and his 300th career double. Pedroia hit only four home runs before the [[2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2014 All Star break]], and his hitting productivity dropped to league average.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?id=pedrodu01 |title=Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs |date= |accessdate=August 7, 2014 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher= |last= |first=}}</ref> However, his fielding numbers remained strong.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> For his defensive performance, Pedroia was honored with the American League Gold Glove award at second base—his fourth in his nine-year career—along with his third Fielding Bible Award. This made him the first Red Sox infielder to win four Gold Gloves.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2014/11/dustin_pedroia_snags_fourth_gold_glove_award.html |title=Dustin Pedroia Makes Team History With Fourth Gold Glove Award |website=Boston.com |accessdate=November 5, 2014 |publisher=Boston.com |last=Pini |first=Jeff |date=November 4, 2014}}</ref>

==== 2015 ====
Pedroia began the 2015 MLB season with two home runs in the Red Sox opening game, on the road at [[Citizens Bank Park]], [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/116576854/red-soxs-revamped-lineup-backs-clay-buchholzs-gem-vs-phillies |title=Red Sox's revamped lineup backs Buchholz's gem vs. Phillies |date=April 7, 2015 |accessdate=April 8, 2015 |website=MLB.com |publisher= |last= |first=}}</ref> On June 25, 2015 the Red Sox placed him on the 15-day disabled list due to a right hamstring [[Strain (injury)|strain]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fantasy Player News & Updates |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fantasy/news/#player_id=456030 |website=MLB.com |publisher=MLB Advanced Media, LP. |accessdate=June 28, 2015}}</ref>

==== 2016 ====
Pedroia had a strong month as a hitter in August, culminating in a streak of three games, from August 25 through 27, over which he hit safely in 11 consecutive at bats, falling one hit shy of tying the major league record of 12 consecutive at bats with a base hit (shared by three players since 1902). During the streak, Pedroia had 10 singles, one double, scored two runs and drove in three. He also walked once during the streak, thus reaching base safely over 12 consecutive plate appearances.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Browne|first1=Ian|title=Pedroia's AB hit streak ends 1 shy of MLB record|url=http://m.redsox.mlb.com/news/article/198072190/dustin-pedroias-ab-hit-streak-ends-at-11/|website=redsox.mlb.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media, LP|accessdate=28 August 2016}}</ref> Pedroia finished the 2016 season with a batting average of .318.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/6393/dustin-pedroia|title=Dustin Pedroia|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2016-10-24}}</ref> In 154 games of 2016, Pedroia finished the year with a .318 batting average, 201 hits, 36 doubles, 105 runs scored, 15 home runs, and 74 RBI.

The Red Sox finished the 2016 season with a 93-69 record, clinching the AL East division, but were swept in three games by the Indians in the [[2016 ALDS]]. On October 13, 2016, Pedroia underwent left knee surgery, a partial medial meniscectomy and chondroplasty. Despite the surgery, he and teammate Mookie Betts won two of the ten 2016 Fielding Bible awards. He also won the 2016 [[Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award]] for second base, in all of MLB.

====2017====
On May 30, Pedroia was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a left wrist sprain.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Macklin|first1=Oliver|title=Dustin Pedroia headed to DL with left wrist sprain|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/233319350/dustin-pedroia-going-to-dl-with-wrist-injury/|publisher=MLB|accessdate=May 30, 2017}}</ref>

==Honors and Awards==
[[File:Flickr - Rubenstein - Dustin Pedroia.jpg|thumbnail|Pedroia in 2008]]
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* 2004 Golden Spikes Award Finalist
* 2004 First-Team Baseball America and USA Today All-American
* 2003 Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year
* 2003 NCAA Defensive Player of the Year
* Red Sox ML Base Runner of the Month (April 2005)
* Red Sox Minor League "Quality Plate Appearances" Award (June 2005)
* 2005 Post-Season Eastern League All-Star
* 2005 Minor League Player of the Year.
* 2005 Red Sox Minor League Offensive Player of the Year
* 2005 Minor League News MLN FAB50 Baseball 2005&nbsp;– No. 45
* 2006 Minor League News MLN FAB50 Baseball 2006&nbsp;– No. 23
* 2007 [[American League Rookie of the Month]]-May
* 2007 American League Player of the Week (May 28&nbsp;– June 3)
* 2007 Players Choice American League Outstanding Rookie
* 2007 World Series Champion ([[Boston Red Sox]])
* 2007 [[American League Rookie of the Year]]
* 2008 American League [[2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] Starter
* 2008 American League [[Gold Glove]] Winner
* 2008 American League [[Silver Slugger Award]]
* 2008 [[American League Most Valuable Player Award]]
* 2009 American League [[2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] Starter
* 2010 American League [[2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] Reserve
* 2010 [[Heart & Hustle Award]] Nominee
* 2011 [[Fielding Bible Award]] (at 2B, in all of MLB)
* 2011 American League [[Gold Glove]] Winner
* 2011 Heart & Hustle Award Nominee
* 2012 Heart & Hustle Award Nominee
* 2013 American League [[2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] Reserve
* 2013 [[Wilson Overall Defensive Player of the Year Award]] (in entire American League)
* 2013 [[Fielding Bible Award]] (at 2B, in all of MLB)
* 2013 American League [[Gold Glove]] Winner
* 2013 [[Heart & Hustle Award]] Winner
* 2013 World Series Champion ([[Boston Red Sox]])
* 2014 Fielding Bible Award (at 2B, in all of MLB)
* 2014 American League [[Gold Glove]] Winner
* 2014 [[Heart & Hustle Award]] Nominee
* 2015 Heart & Hustle Award Nominee
* 2016 [[Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award]] (at 2B, in all of MLB)
* 2016 [[Fielding Bible Award]] (at 2B, in all of MLB)

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==Personal life==
Pedroia has garnered multiple nicknames during his time in Boston, these include: Pedey, Laser Show, and the Muddy Chicken.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pedrodu01.shtml Dustin Pedroia Statistics and History] ''Baseball-Reference.com''</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2015}}
Pedroia is of Swiss Italian (Brione s/Minusio, Canton Ticino), [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] and Spanish heritage.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}} He is the nephew of [[Temple University]] defensive coordinator [[Phil Snow]].<ref name="mvhp"/>

On January 9, 2009, Pedroia was named as the cover athlete of the baseball video game ''[[MLB 09: The Show]]'', and appeared in several commercials for the game.

On August 18, 2009, Dustin's wife, Kelli, gave birth to the couple's first child, a boy named Dylan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/08/welcome_dylan_p.html |work=The Boston Globe |title=Welcome, Dylan Pedroia |first=Adam |last=Kilgore |date=August 18, 2009}}</ref>
On September 13, 2012, Dustin and Kelli welcomed their second son, Cole.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/9/13/3328562/dustin-pedroia-wife-baby-boy-red-sox-news |work=SB Nation |title=Dustin Pedroia Wife Baby Boy Red Sox News |first=Laurie |last=Gonzalez |date=September 15, 2012}}</ref>
On June 13, 2014, the couple had their third son, Brooks.
Dustin Pedroia is a fan of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s [[Sacramento Kings]], and the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[San Francisco 49ers]].

In a 2009 interview given to ''[[Boston (magazine)|Boston]]'', Pedroia criticized his home town of [[Woodland, California]], calling it a "dump" and a city that never embraced him.<ref name=swinging>{{cite web |url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/dustin-pedroia/ |title=Dustin Pedroia Comes Out Swinging |accessdate=March 23, 2009 |work=[[Boston Magazine]] |publisher= |date=}}</ref> This generated backlash from his hometown and his family received death threats.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://deadspin.com/5208868/the-woodland-people-vs-dustin-pedroia |title=The Woodland People vs. Dustin Pedroia |accessdate=March 23, 2009 |work=[[Dead Spin]] |publisher= |date=}}</ref> Pedroia later clarified his comments saying he was only joking and his comments were taken out of context.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.modbee.com/2009/04/10/662140/pedroia-says-he-never-slammed.html |title=Pedroia: Woodland Comments Taken Out Of Context |accessdate=August 16, 2011 |work=[[The Sacramento Bee]] |publisher= |date=April 10, 2009}}</ref> The original article's author, however, insisted that his use of the comment was not misleading. His transcript of the interview with Pedroia quoted Pedroia as saying "It's a dump. You can quote me on that. I don't give a shit."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Craggs |first1=Tommy |title=So About That Dustin Pedroia Story ... |url=http://deadspin.com/so-about-that-dustin-pedroia-story-5218935 |accessdate=July 20, 2015 |work=[[Deadspin]] |date=April 19, 2009}}</ref>

Pedroia has expressed an interest in [[bigfoot]], including tweeting about the show ''[[Finding Bigfoot]]'' from his [[Twitter]] account.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/boston_red_sox/2013/03/dustin_pedroia_continues_his_search_for_bigfoot |work=[[The Boston Herald]] |title=Dustin Pedroia continues his search for Bigfoot |first=Michael |last=Silverman |date=March 13, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/15Lasershow/status/304413610527039488 |title=Post on Twitter account 15Lasershow |last=Pedroia |first=Dustin |date=February 20, 2013 |accessdate=April 9, 2013}}</ref>

Pedroia enjoys playing the game [[cribbage]]; he and former manager, Terry Francona, used to play together.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vega |first1=Michael |title=Playing his cards right |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/10/24/playing_his_cards_right/ |website=Boston.com |accessdate=October 24, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Edes |first1=Gordon |title=ito's return: No cribbage, but a curtain call |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/post/_/id/27514/titos-return-no-cribbage-but-a-curtain-call |website=ESPN.Go |accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders]]
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite news |title=The Muddy Chicken Hits It Big: Loud swing, louder mouth, even louder results: That's the story of Dustin Pedroia writ small. In a lineup of stars, nobody has played a larger role in the success of the Red Sox—or inspired better nicknames—than their 5' 8" second baseman |date=August 15, 2011 |first=Tom |last=Verducci |work=Sports Illustrated |page=29}}
Born to Play: My Life in the Game by Dustin Pedroia with Edward J. Pelaney

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