Dustin Pedroia

Who is Dustin Pedroia?

Dustin Luis Pedroia is an American professional baseball second baseman on the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Pedroia has won several awards in Major League Baseball, including the 2007 American League Rookie of the Year and the 2008 AL MVP award. He also won a Silver Slugger as a second baseman and a Gold Glove in 2008, 2011, and 2013. He finished second overall in the AL in batting average in 2008. In addition to his offensive performance, Pedroia has been a major defensive contributor to the Red Sox.

Pedroia is listed by Major League Baseball and the Red Sox as 5' 8" and 165 pounds. In 2003 a USA Today article gave his height as 5' 7", and when he was in college the NCAA and Arizona State University gave his height as 5' 8".