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{{Infobox MLB player
| name=Dustin Pedroia
| image=Dustin Pedroia 2012 (cropped).jpg
| caption=Dustin Pedroia playing for the Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles, August 14, 2012
| width=200
| 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]]
| debutdate=August 22
| debutyear=2006
| debutteam=Boston Red Sox
| statyear= 2013 season
| stat1label=[[Batting average]]
| stat1value= .302
| stat2label=[[Home run]]s
| stat2value= 99
| stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat3value= 493
| stat4label=[[On-base percentage]]
| stat4value= .370
| stat5label = [[Run (baseball)|Runs]]
| stat5value = 651
| stat6label = [[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
| stat6value = 1,218
| teams=<nowiki></nowiki>
*[[Boston Red Sox]] ({{by|2006}}–present)
|awards=<nowiki></nowiki>
* 4× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ({{mlby|2008}}&ndash;{{mlby|2010}}, [[2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2013]])
*[[List of Silver Slugger Award winners at second base|Silver Slugger Award]] (2008)
*2x [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|2007}}, {{wsy|2013}})
* [[AL Rookie of the Year]] ({{mlby|2007}})
* [[American League|AL]] [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] ({{mlby|2008}})
*2x [[Fielding Bible Award]] winner (2011, 2013)
*3× [[Gold Glove Award]] (2008, 2011, 2013)
* Wilson A.L. Defensive Player of the Year (2013)
* [[Heart and Hustle Award]] (2013)
}}
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'''Dustin Luis Pedroia''' (born August 17, 1983) is an [[United States|American]] [[professional baseball]] [[second baseman]] on the [[Boston Red Sox]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). Pedroia has won several awards in Major League Baseball, including the 2007 [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|American League Rookie of the Year]] and the 2008 [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|AL MVP]] award. He also won a [[Silver Slugger]] as a second baseman and a Gold Glove in 2008, 2011, and 2013. He finished second overall in the AL in [[batting average]] in 2008. In addition to his offensive performance, Pedroia has been a major defensive contributor to the Red Sox.

Pedroia is listed by Major League Baseball and the Red Sox as 5' 8" (173&nbsp;cm) and 165 pounds (originally listed at 5' 9", 180&nbsp;lbs when he came up). In 2003 a ''[[USA Today]]'' article gave his height as 5' 7" (170&nbsp;cm),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/baseball/2003-02-27-size_x.htm |title=The tall and short of college baseball stars |accessdate=2008-07-26 |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher= |date= February 27, 2003}}</ref> and when he was in college the [[NCAA]] and [[Arizona State University]] gave his height as 5' 8".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/pedroia_dustin00.html|title=Dustin Pedroia ASU |accessdate=2008-07-26 |work=[[ASU Baseball]] |publisher= |date= }}</ref>

==Early baseball career==

===High school and collegiate career===
Pedroia attended [[Woodland High School (California)|Woodland High School]] in [[Woodland, California]], batting .445 in his senior year and was chosen as his league's most valuable player.

Pedroia attended [[Arizona State University]], where he was teammates with current [[Detroit Tigers]] second baseman, [[Ian Kinsler]], and current [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] right fielder, [[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 [[Arizona State Sun Devils baseball|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=2008-12-04|last=Hohler |first=Bob |date=2008-09-28 |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>

===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]].

==Major leagues==

===2007 season: AL Rookie of the Year===
Pedroia became the regular second baseman for the Red Sox in 2007 replacing [[Mark Loretta]]. His defense in 2007 was solid, with six [[Error (baseball)|errors]] and a [[fielding percentage]] of .990. Early in the season, though, his [[batting average]] was as low as .172 (on May 1); that average, combined with the fact teammate [[Alex Cora]] was hitting .316 through the end of May, left Pedroia in a [[platoon system|platoon]] role. Pedroia's batting improved quickly, however: by June 18, his average was .322, aided by a 13-game hitting streak, and a five-hit game against the [[2007 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]] on June 15. Because of that production, he was named American League Player of the Week for May 28&nbsp;– June 3, 2007, and AL Rookie of the Month for May 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070604&content_id=2005322&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title= Pedroia, Pence selected as Rookies of the Month|accessdate=2009-09-13 |work=[[MLB.com]]|publisher= |date= }}</ref> His most notable play of the season, though, may have been a diving stop in the seventh inning of fellow rookie [[Clay Buchholz]]'s September 1, 2007 [[no-hitter]].<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=2008-07-26 |work=boston.com|publisher= |date= |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071024202923/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/09/02/2b_pedroia_makes_the_play_that_made_the_no_hitter_possible/ |archivedate = October 24, 2007}}</ref>

Pedroia won the [[AL Rookie of the Year]] award,<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> and was selected to the [[Topps All-Star Rookie Rosters|2007 Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team]].<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=2008-07-26 |work=[[MLB.com]]|publisher= |date= }}</ref>

====2007 American League Playoffs====
Pedroia entered the [[2007 American League Division Series]] batting .317 with 8 home runs and 50 RBI in 139 regular season games with the Red Sox. In the ALDS, Pedroia struggled, getting only 2 hits in 3 games against the [[2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]]. Though Pedroia struggled in the lead-off spot for the Red Sox, Boston cruised past the Angels 3 games to 0 to advance to the American League Championship Series, where they met the [[2007 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]].

In the [[2007 American League Championship Series|ALCS]], Pedroia heated up, batting .395. In the 7th game, Pedroia hit a 2-run homer into the [[Green Monster]] seats in the 7th inning and had 5 RBI. He then hit a 3-run double in the bottom of the 8th to help the Red Sox secure the series and a spot in the World Series.

In the [[2007 World Series|World Series]] against the [[2007 Colorado Rockies season|Colorado Rockies]], Pedroia was one of two rookies (with center fielder [[Jacoby Ellsbury]]) starting for the Red Sox. These two rookies jump-started the Red Sox offense. In the Series' first at-bat, Pedroia hit the second pitch from Rockies ace [[Jeff Francis]] over the Green Monster, making him only the second player (after [[Baltimore Orioles|Baltimore's]] [[Don Buford]] in [[1969 World Series|1969]]), and the first rookie, to lead off the Series with a home run. In Game 3, with the Red Sox up 2-0, Ellsbury and Pedroia combined for 7 hits, 3 runs, and 4 RBI in a 10-5 Boston win. The Red Sox won Game 4 and swept the series for their seventh World Series title. Pedroia hit .278 with 5 hits, 1 home run and 4 RBI in the Series.

===2008 season===
[[Image:DPedroia.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Dustin Pedroia in Houston, June 2008]]
Pedroia ended the season with a .326 average with 17 home runs, 83 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases. He was tied for the MLB lead in hits with 213 and led the league in doubles (54), while leading the AL in runs scored (118), making him the first player to lead all three of those categories in the same season since [[Cal Ripken]] in [[1983 Baltimore Orioles season|1983]]. Pedroia came in second in the AL in batting average (.326) behind [[Minnesota Twins]] catcher [[Joe Mauer]] (.328), fourth in the AL in total bases (322), and seventh in the AL in extra-base hits (73). His 20 stolen bases in 21 attempts helped Pedroia lead MLB in stolen base percentage (.952). With only 6 errors during the season, Pedroia won the 2008 [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|AL MVP]] (the first by an American League second baseman since [[Nellie Fox]] in {{by|1959}})<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081118&content_id=3683215&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Pedroia named AL MVP] ''MLB.com''</ref> as well as the AL [[Gold Glove]] (the first Red Sox second baseman to win the award since [[Doug Griffin]] in {{by|1972}}) and [[Silver Slugger]] award for second base. He is the 10th player in the history of the Red Sox to capture the AL MVP and the 8th player in AL history to win the MVP, Gold Glove, and Silver Slugger awards in the same season. Pedroia 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]]. [[Fred Lynn]] (1975) and [[Ichiro Suzuki]] (2001) are the only players to win both awards in the same season.

====2008 playoffs====
Pedroia was hitless through the first three games of the [[2008 American League Division Series|2008 ALDS]]. His sole hit was an RBI double that drove in [[Jason Varitek]] in the 5th inning of game 4. He batted 2nd in all 4 games in the series, behind [[Jacoby Ellsbury]]. Pedroia made one of the best defensive plays of the series with a diving throw to first base to retire [[Vladimir Guerrero]] in the third inning of game 4. The Red Sox went on to win in dramatic fashion in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 4 again knocking the [[2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season|Angels]] out of the playoffs.

The Angels contained Pedroia in the Division Series, but in the [[2008 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] against the [[2008 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays]], Pedroia was red hot. In 26 trips to the plate in the ALCS, Pedroia collected 9 hits including three home runs and a double. However, his impressive line that included a .346 batting average and .731 slugging percentage wasn't enough to propel the Red Sox into the [[2008 World Series|World Series]] as the rest of the team struggled to a .234 batting average against the impressive Tampa pitching staff.
<!-- Ozzie Guillen (White Sox Manager) on Pedroia: "I never thought I would walk a jockey." -->

===2009 season===
[[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, in addition to a 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=2008-12-03 |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 also recorded the first Major League hit in [[Citi Field]] history when he hit a bloop double down the right field line in an April 3 [[exhibition game]] against the [[2009 New York Mets season|New York Mets]]. He hit a home run in his first at bat of the [[2009 Major League Baseball season|2009 season]]. Pedroia was selected to the 2009 All Star Game on July 5.

Pedroia was selected to be the starting second baseman for the [[2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2009 AL All Star Team]]. The weekend prior to the game, however, he withdrew from the team. Pedroia stated that he wanted 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.

Pedroia achieved his first multi-home run game on September 9, 2009, against the [[Baltimore Orioles]].

For the second consecutive year, Pedroia led the American League in Runs Scored with 115 (2nd in MLB behind Albert Pujols who had 124 runs scored). He finished third in the AL / MLB with 48 doubles.

===2010 season===
After MLB umpire [[Joe West (umpire)|Joe West]] made controversial statements regarding the speed of play between the Red Sox and 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>[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]] 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 = 2010-06-25 | url = http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2010/06/25/pedroia_rescues_red_sox/ | accessdate = 2010-06-25}}</ref>
The next day, Pedroia fouled a ball off his foot in an at-bat versus the [[San Francisco Giants]]. MRI results the next day confirmed that he had a broken bone in his foot, and later was placed on the 15-Day Disabled List. Pedroia was so concerned about his fielding skills getting rusty (he was on doctors' orders not to put weight on his foot for two weeks) that he practiced fielding ground balls on his knees.<ref>{{Cite news | last = Benjamin | first = Amalie | title = Injury brings him to his knees | newspaper = [[Boston Globe]] | language = | date = 2010-07-01 | url = http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2010/07/01/injury_brings_red_sox_pedroia_to_his_knees___fielding_grounders/ | accessdate = 2010-07-13}}</ref> On July 4, 2010, Pedroia was named to be a reserve player on the American League 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]], only to be put back on the DL after playing 2 games.

===2011 season===
From June 29 to July 28, Pedroia had a 25-game hitting streak, the longest for a Boston 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]]. 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|archivedate=November 1, 2011}}</ref>

===2012 season===
On May 28, Pedroia tore the adductor muscle in his right thumb. He made the decision to return to the lineup after missing 6 games, but on July 3 he hyperextended the same thumb and was placed on the 15-day disabled list on July 6.

Pedroia stole his 100th career base on September 26, 2012 against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park.

On September 30, 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 season===
On July 23, 2013, Pedroia and the Red Sox agreed to a 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.<ref>http://acesincbaseball.com></ref>

Pedroia bounced back from his injury-laden 2012 season to become the only player on the Red Sox to play more than 150 games during the team's division-clinching 2013 season.<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 went on to win the World Series that year, it was the first time since 1918 the Red Sox clinched the series at home at Fenway Park. He also won his third Gold Glove Award and won the "Wilson A.L. Defensive Player of the Year".<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=7 November 2013}}</ref>

On November 13, 2013, Pedroia underwent thumb surgery to repair a torn UCL, an injury he suffered when sliding to first base on opening day. The surgery was performed by Dr. Donald Sheridan in Scottsdale, Arizona.

===Controversy===
In an interview given to ''[[Boston (magazine)|Boston]]'', Pedroia criticized his home town of [[Woodland, California]], calling it a "dump" and a city which never embraced him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/dustin-pedroia/ |title=Dustin Pedroia Comes Out Swinging |accessdate=2009-03-23 |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=2009-03-23 |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=2011-08-16 |work=[[The Sacramento Bee]] |publisher= |date=2009-04-10 }}</ref>

==Awards and distinctions==
[[File:Flickr - Rubenstein - Dustin Pedroia.jpg|thumbnail|Pedroia in 2008]]
*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
*2011 [[Fielding Bible Award]]
*2011 American League [[Gold Glove]] Winner
* 2013 American League [[2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] Reserve
*2013 American League [[Gold Glove]] Winner
*2013 World Series Champion (Boston Red Sox)

==Personal life==
Pedroia has garnered multiple nicknames during his time in Boston, these include: Pedey, Laser Show, Dinky Pedinky, and the Muddy Chicken.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pedrodu01.shtml Dustin Pedroia Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Pedroia is of Swiss Italian (Brione s/Minusio, Canton Ticino) and [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] heritage. He is the nephew of [[Eastern Michigan University]] defensive coordinator [[Phil Snow]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{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=2008-12-04|last=Hohler |first=Bob |date=2008-09-28 |work=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref>

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's wife Kelli delivered 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>

Dustin Pedroia is a fan of the [[NBA]] team, the [[Sacramento Kings]], and [[NFL]] team, the [[San Francisco 49ers]].

Pedroia has also 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= 20 February 2013 |accessdate= 9 April 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball}}
*[[List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions]]
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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==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|publisher=Sports Illustrated|page=29}}
Born to Play: My Life in the Game by Dustin Pedroia with Edward J. Pelaney

==External links==
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*[http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/pl/456/456030.html Minor League Splits and Situational Stats]
*[http://www.minorleaguenews.com/baseball/features/articles2005/08/15/45.html No. 45&nbsp;– MLN FAB50 Baseball 2005&nbsp;– Minor League News&nbsp;– Situational Stats]
*[http://www.minorleaguenews.com/baseball/features/articles2006/08/fab50/23.html No. 23&nbsp;– MLN FAB50 Baseball 2006&nbsp;– Minor League News]

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