Wade Boggs Boston, Third baseman, Boston Red Sox Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees, with whom he won the 1996 World Series, All-Star, ALCS, Alds Stock Photo - Alamy

Wade Boggs Boston, Third baseman, Boston Red Sox Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees, with whom he won the 1996 World Series, All-Star, ALCS, Alds Stock Photo - Alamy

Tampa Bay Rays New York Yankees during the inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius) Tampa Bay Rays during a baseball game against

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Taylor Walls (6) nearly collides with shortstop Wander Franco (5) after missing a fly ball hit by New York Yankees' Jake Bauers off starting pitcher Zach Eflin (

Wade Boggs, 1987 Boston Red Sox Third Baseman Major League Baseball MLB, also played for Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Oriels, New York Yankees Stock Photo - Alamy

Tampa Bay Rays' third base coach Rodney Linares (27) slaps hands with Travis d'Arnaud who runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game

August 7, 1999: Wade Boggs becomes the first major-leaguer to homer for his 3,000th hit – Society for American Baseball Research

New York Yankees Wade Boggs, right, receives congratulations from teammate Randy Velarde after both scored on Boggs' two-run home run in the third inning of game one of he American League division

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American League All-Star third baseman Alex Rodriguez (right) stands with Hall of Famers Wade Boggs (center) and George Brett during pre-game activities at the 2008 All-Star game at Yankee Stadium in the

New York Yankees Wade Boggs (12) in action during a game from his 1997 season against

Wade Boggs Boston, Third baseman, Boston Red Sox Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees, with whom he won the 1996 World Series, All-Star, ALCS, Alds Stock Photo - Alamy

Wade Boggs of the New York Yankees at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim,California during the 1996 season. (Larry Goren/Four Seam Images via AP Images Stock Photo - Alamy