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Career timeline: Dustin Pedroia

2004: Origin story

With the 65th pick, the Red Sox drafted Pedroia, an undersized shortstop out of Arizona State

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2006: 1st of many

Pedroia made his MLB debut in Anaheim on Aug. 22 and roped his 1st hit, a single off Joe Saunders in his 2nd AB

2007: Kid can hit

Pedroia bolstered his AL Rookie of the Year case, going 5-for-5 with a homer and 5 RBIs on June 15 vs. the Giants at Fenway

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2007: No-no? Yes

Pedroia dove to snare Miguel Tejada’s 7th-inning rocket and came up firing to get the out, keeping Clay Buchholz’s no-hitter intact on Sept. 1

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2007: Up for October

Pedroia swatted a 2-run HR to extend Boston’s lead to 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th of ALCS Game 7, helping the Red Sox reach the World Series

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2007: Fall Classic

In his 1st World Series at-bat, Pedroia led off Boston’s bottom of the 1st inning by clearing the Monster for a homer off Jeff Francis

2008: Most Valuable Pedroia

A season after he won the AL Rookie of the Year Award, Pedroia took home an even more impressive accolade when he was named AL MVP

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2010: What a day!

Back in Colorado for the 1st time since the ’07 World Series, Pedroia went 5-for-5 with 3 homers and 15 total bases

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2014: Century mark

Pedroia’s 1st homer of the year, a grand slam, was the 100th of his career

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2016: Yo, 11!

Pedroia closed a series vs. the Rays with 3 straight hits Aug. 25, then opened the next vs. the Royals with hits in 8 straight ABs (plus a walk) -- 11 straight hits across 3 games

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2017: Heads up

Perhaps Pedroia’s signature defensive play: 3B Deven Marrero made an errant throw to first, and the ball took a wicked bounce off the side wall. Pedroia dove to retrieve the ball and fired to first for an out

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2021: Closure

After Pedroia officially announced his retirement due to knee issues, the Red Sox invited him back to Fenway for an emotional ceremony