Dustin Pedroia Bio, Wife, Age, Height, Contract, Injury, Stats and News

Dustin Pedroia Biography

Dustin Pedroia (Full name- Dustin Luis Pedroia) is an American baseball second baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was born on August 17, 1983, Woodland, California, U.S. Pedroia is a four-time All-Star and an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player award winner, who has also received four Gold Glove Awards and a single Silver Slugger award.

In 2004, Pedroia was drafted by the Red Sox making his major league debut in 2006. He became a full-time player in 2007, and won the AL Rookie of the Year award. Dustin Pedroia was a member of the Red Sox World Series championship teams in 2007 and 2013. He was not on the postseason roster for the Red Sox 2018 championship.

Pedroia is the only player from the 2007 World Series team still with the club since the retirement of David Ortiz at the end of the 2016 season, and the longest tenured player on the Red Sox’ roster. He remains under contract with the Red Sox through the 2021 season.

Dustin Pedroia is an above-average contact hitter with a very low strikeout rate and “a surprising amount of power”, whose defense at second base has been rated significantly above-average. He is the first Red Sox infielder to win four gold gloves.

Dustin Pedroia Brother | Family

Dustin Pedroia was born to Guy and Debbie Pedroia, the twosome who runs a tire shop, Valley Tire and would work fourteen hours a day. His mother Debbie played tennis at Sacramento City College. Pedroia’s older brother, Brett also played baseball and was a catcher at Shasta College despite breaking his ankle in high school.

Brett was arrested in January 2009 and charged with four counts of molestation against a boy under 14. He was convicted six months later of committing the said sexual act.

Dustin Pedroia Wife

Pedroia’s wife, Kelli, gave birth to the couple’s first child, a boy named Dylan in August 2009. Kelli had a second son, Cole, in September 2012. The couple had their third son, Brooks on June 2014. Pedroia is the nephew of Baylor University defensive coordinator Phil Snow.

Dustin Pedroia’s wife Kelli is a spokesperson for the Melanoma Foundation of New England. She lets young people in on the negative health effect of using a tanning bed. She was diagnosed with melanoma when she was 18, a consequence of the use of the said bed.

Dustin Pedroia Age

Dustin Pedroia was born on August 17, 1983, Woodland, California. He is still under contract with the Red Sox through the 2021 season. Pedroia is 35 years old as of 2018.

Dustin Pedroia Height

Dustin Pedroia is 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall. Although relatively short, he has proven that being a good baseman has nothing to do with size nor statistics but everything to do with love for the game and a desire to win, and not just for oneself but for one’s teammates as well.

The baseman contributed to two Red Sox World Series Championships in 2007 and 2013. He is widely acclaimed as one of the best defensive players with four Fielding Bible Awards and 2013, 2016 Wilson Overall Defensive Player of the Year Award is enough proof.

Dustin Pedroia Net Worth

Dustin Pedroia was born in Woodland, California on August 17, 1983. He is an American professional baseball player who has a net worth of $45 million.

Dustin Pedroia High School

Dustin Pedroia attended Woodland High School and played football and baseball. His football career ended as a freshman quarterback; a hit from future All-Pro NFL linebacker Lance Briggs shattered his ankle. As a senior baseball player, Pedroia did not strike out all season, compiled a .445 batting average and was chosen as his league’s most valuable player.

Dustin Pedroia College

Dustin Pedroia attended Arizona State University (ASU), where he played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team. He was teammates with Andre Ethier and Ian Kinsle. 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.

Pedroia never hit below .347 and had a career average of .384 in three years at ASU, starting all 185 games. To help ASU recruit better pitchers, Pedroia also relinquished the last two years of his athletic scholarship. He was named ASU On Deck Circle Most Valuable Player; other winners have included Ike Davis, Paul Lo Duca, Willie Bloomquist, and Barry Bonds.

Dustin Pedroia Red Sox | News

Dustin Pedroia became the regular second baseman for the Red Sox in 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 Giants. He notably made a diving stop to preserve fellow rookie Clay Buchholz’s no-hitter on September 1. Pedroia won the AL Rookie of the Year award and was selected to the 2007 Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team.

He has been with the Red Sox for a total of 15 seasons but his recent form has been marred by injuries. Dustin Pedroia had a locker in the visitors clubhouse at Yankee Stadium both on May 30th and 31st 2019. But Steve Pearce was given Pedroia’s locker on 1st June. Pedroia is no longer with the team. His indefinite break from baseball has begun.

“His family is in town so he’s hanging out with them,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “The kids are here and all that. So yeah, just hang out with them.”

The longtime Red Sox second baseman has appeared in just nine major league games since the start of the 2018 season after undergoing a left knee cartilage restoration procedure Oct. 25, 2017. Dustin Pedroia also had scar tissue removed during an arthroscopic surgery in late July 2018.

Dustin Pedroia Contract

In an article titled The 5 Worst Red Sox Contracts Of The First Half Of The Season, dated Jul 16, 2018, SportsMoney contributor Mike Dowling reviewed Dustin Pedroia’s contract as follows:

“I know it’s unfair to lay blame on a player when their is an injury so I’m not blaming Pedroia because injuries happen. The Red Sox need to take responsibility for signing Pedroia to an unrealistically long 8 year $110 million contract that extends until Pedroia is to be 37-years-old. How many players are still very productive when they are 37-years-old, much less a player like Pedroia who plays so hard making him more susceptible to injury?”

“This contract was signed by the old management with Red Sox owner John Henry approving it, so present Red Sox general manager Dave Dombrowski can wash his hands of this one. Pedroia’s present injury, which appears to have shelved him for the rest of this season after playing just 3 games, makes this contract even worse. While Pedroia claims he will be back next season, his cartilage reconstruction surgery has definitely threatened the rest of his career. Dustin Pedroia is owed $40 million over the next 3 seasons.”

Dustin Pedroia Injury

Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia (knee) went 0-for-3 with two flyouts and a groundout in his first rehab game for Double-A Portland on April 28, 2019. He played five innings at second base.

He had Friday 29 off, but expected to play seven innings at second base 30th. The plan is for Pedroia to push himself so he’s ready to be an everyday player when he returns.

The Red Sox essentially had a third utility player on their roster without Pedroia being able to play every day. They need his bat in the lineup consistently at second base if he’s on the 25-man roster.

Dustin Pedroia Career Stats