Bret Boone

Bret Boone #29 2B

Player Card | Career Stats
CAREER BATTING STATS
G H R HR RBI BA SLG
1780 1775 927 252 1021 .266 .442
831 Results for bret boone

Players who've thrived for losing teams

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

Playing for teams far out of playoff contention hasn't prevented several players from having noteworthy performances in '09.

Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009

Baseball's all-time 'train-wreck' seasons

David Schoenfield, ESPN.com

The 2009 Mets have company as one of several teams in baseball history that have had "train-wreck" seasons -- disastrous results despite high hopes.

Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009

Notable players linked to PEDs

ESPN.com

ESPN's Stats & Information group looks at some of the key Major League Baseball players who have been implicated or have admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs.

Story | Conversation | July 30, 2009

All-Star matchup: Watch for Pujols vs. Halladay

ESPN.com

Jerry Lai/US Presswire Nelson Cruz, the runner-up in the Home Run Derby, could surprise in Tuesday's All-Star Game as well. By Eduardo Perez, ESPN...

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Cain ends skid to lead Giants to three-game sweep of A's

Associated Press

Nate Schierholtz hit an inside-the-park three-run homer, Matt Cain pitched a four-hitter for his seventh straight win and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | June 14, 2009

"The Manny Effect" on managers

Chris Sprow, ESPN The Magazine

Where else has The Manny Effect been involved in the steroids era? Lots of places.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | May 19, 2009

Confronting my worst nightmare

Bill Simmons, Page 2

The shocking Manny Ramirez news of today takes Bill Simmons into the future to confront the uncertainty of our past.

Story | May 07, 2009

Contract-year players to watch in 2009

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at all the players who could be free agents after this season and wonders whether some of them could step up their games in time for a big payday.

Story | Conversation | March 30, 2009

Type A free agents face dilemma

Buster Olney

Orlando Cabrera and Jason Varitek and Juan Cruz continue to reside in compensation-pick purgatory, a place where no free agent ever wants to land. It'...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 22, 2009

Three Way Calling

Mychael Urban

As their teams drive to the wire, ex-mates Mark Mulder, Tim Hudson and Barry Zito have plenty to shout about

Story | Conversation | November 21, 2008

Year-end awards: MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks ...

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It's time to bid farewell to another mesmerizing baseball season and hand out those annual Year in Review awards.

Story | Conversation | September 26, 2008

Figgins' 9th-inning single hands Angels four-game sweep of M's

Associated Press

Chone Figgins singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and Mark Teixeira hit his 200th career homer as the AL West champion Angels beat Seattle 4-3 Sunday for a four-game sweep.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 14, 2008

Ortiz first BoSox player to hit two HRs in one inning since Nomar

Associated Press

David Ortiz hit two three-run homers in the first inning to help the Boston Red Sox score 10 runs in the frame against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

Story | Conversation | August 12, 2008

Power numbers down significantly for several players

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

From Prince Fielder to Delmon Young, several players have seen their power numbers decline appreciably in the first 2½ months of the season.

Story | Conversation | June 11, 2008

After 14 major league seasons, retiring Boone in a better place

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

Bret Boone has decided to retire after a comeback attempt with the Washington Nationals failed to lead to a big league job.

Story | Conversation | May 28, 2008