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8/7/99: Wade Boggs's 3,000th Hit
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March 31st, 1998: Wade Boggs hits the first home run in Tampa Bay Devil Rays history : r/baseball
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Shortstops: Flap cap Baseball Hall of Fame
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How The Devil Rays Came to Tampa Bay – Society for American Baseball Research
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays Wade Boggs Tribute Day Anthology Program LIMITED EDITION
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Wade Boggs hits the first home run in Rays history
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That time the Tampa Bay Devil Rays nearly acquired prime Jim Edmonds - DRaysBay
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Wade Boggs' nickname was because of a chicken cookbook
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8/7/99: Wade Boggs's 3,000th Hit