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Bret Boone

3/1/2006

Boone retired Wednesday, roughly two weeks after reporting to the New York Mets' camp for spring training. The 36-year-old second baseman had signed a minor league deal with the Mets early in January. He retires less than three years after a .294-35-117 season with Seattle in 2003.

8/1/2005

The Minnesota Twins gave Boone his unconditional release on Monday, just three weeks after acquiring him from the Seattle Mariners. The change of scenery didn't change his fortunes at the plate. The 36-year-old second baseman was 9-for-53 (.170) without an extra-base hit for the Twins. He fanned 13 times, scored three runs, drove in three and committed a couple of costly errors.

7/11/2005

The Seattle Mariners have traded Boone to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for a player to be named later. The 36-year-old second baseman was struggling this season, batting .231 with seven home runs and 34 RBI in 74 games, prompting the Mariners to designate him for assignment.

7/4/2005

In a surprising move, the Seattle Mariners designated Boone for assignment on Sunday. The Mariners are parting ways with their starting second baseman, who hit 127 homers in four-plus seasons with the club. The 36-year-old veteran was struggling this season, batting .231 with seven home runs and 34 RBI in 74 games.

6/27/2005

Since returning from his time off to work with Seattle hitting Don Baylor on his swing, Boone has gone 7-for-19 (.368) with a double, triple, homer and four RBI. He has scored five runs in five games since his time away.

6/23/2005

Boone's pilgrimage to the batting cage with Seattle hitting coach Don Baylor ended Wednesday, as the second baseman returned to the Mariners' lineup after four days off to work with Baylor. Boone missed four games to work on mechanical issues, and he was 1-for-4 in his return Wednesday.

6/21/2005

When Seattle manager Mike Hargrove said Boone would not start the final six games of the Mariners' homestand, the plan wasn't to have the second baseman sitting around. He and hitting coach Don Baylor are spending time in batting cages, working through some mechanical issues that have kept Boone in an offensive rut. Boone is batting just .227 with five home runs and 29 RBI this season.

6/19/2005

Seattle manager Mike Hargrove said that Boone will not start the final six games of the team's homestand. Boone, who is only batting .227 this season, will take a back seat to Triple-A callup Jose Lopez. Lopez, who had been starting for the injured Adrian Beltre, will move to the starting second-base role now that Beltre is back in the Mariners' lineup.

6/18/2005

With the recall of Jose Lopez from Triple-A Tacoma on Friday, Boone's days as the Mariners' starting second baseman could be numbered. Lopez will play third base until Adrian Beltre returns, but the big news was that once Beltre is healthy, Lopez would likely see the majority of his playing time at second, rather than at shortstop.

5/11/2005

With a two-run double in the eighth-inning of Seattle's loss to New York on Tuesday night, Boone surpassed the 1,000-RBI plateau for his career. That's a feat only 16 second baseman have achieved. The list includes the leader, Nap Lajoie (1,599), Rogers Hornsby (1,584), active players Jeff Kent (1,234) and Craig Biggio (1,009), who spent four seasons behind the plate, and 2005 Hall of Fame inductee Ryne Sandberg (1,061).

So far in 2005, Boone is batting .240 with three home runs and 17 RBI in 33 games.