Dustin Pedroia RUMORS & NEWS

Boston Herald "With the Red Sox still in the early stages of a stretch of 20 games in as many days, manager John Farrell is trying to give each player at least one day off. To that, Dustin Pedroia may say no thanks. “Pedey will fight that tooth and nail,” Farrell said. “He fully expects to play every..." May 20

Boston Herald "Dustin Pedroia had gone 214 plate appearances and 48 games since his last home run. What, then, were another 10 pitches? In an at-bat that was every bit as impressive as any taken by a Red Sox player this season, Pedroia fouled off six pitches from Minnesota Twins reliever Casey Fien,..." May 07

Houston Chronicle "The Astros were still waking up. It was a bright, clear spring morning at Fenway Park. Baseball, daily history and a soon-to-be-sold-out stadium filled with devoted Red Sox fans watching the best team in the game waited. But Saturday night had been devoted to another Astros loss. And just 12..." April 29

Boston Herald "Today is a Red Sox off day. Some players will fish. Others play golf. Dustin Pedroia has a hobby that falls a little outside the box — the search for Bigfoot. You probably knew that if you follow Pedroia on Twitter (@15Lasershow), where a “Sasquatch Crossing” sign serves as his avatar. This..." March 13

Boston Herald "There’s at least one change in Dustin Pedroia’s life that makes the Red Sox second baseman absolutely sick: the impending move of his hometown Sacramento Kings to Seattle. “Brutal!” he thundered, while teammate Shane Victorino gave him a hard time over calling the Kings “we,” as in, “When we..." February 25

Boston Herald "It was last Sept. 28, three hours before a game in Baltimore, and Dustin Pedroia was standing in the Red Sox dugout, teaching a seminar on talking trash. “Don’t hit the ball my way tonight!” Pedroia yelled to Orioles center fielder Adam Jones. “I’m telling you right now, if you hit it my way,..." February 13

Over The Monster "Dustin Pedroia's 2012 numbers were the worst of his career. Is there reason for concern, or is this just a symptom of Pedroia being Pedroia? In a vacuum, Dustin Pedroia's season was pretty disappointing. We've gotten used to some real excellence from the second baseman in years past. In 2011 he..." December 20

ESPN.com "While Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington is optimistic about the club's unfinished offseason plans for free agency and the trade market, he also has some internal considerations brewing. According to several league sources, the Red Sox have already decided it would be in their best..." November 16

Boston Herald "The Red Sox shouldn't expect much in the way of postseason hardware, but two members of the team — one current, and one former — will be up for Gold Gloves this year. Second baseman Dustin Pedroia and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, now with the Dodgers, were nominated for Gold Gloves in voting..." October 30

Boston Globe ""I'm very excited to have him back and looking forward to playing for him," Dustin Pedroia said about John Farrell. "He's been through it before here and it should be fun trying to accomplish our goals together." Meanwhile, the Toronto Blue Jays informed their coaching staff on Sunday that they..." October 22

WEEI Boston "Surgery to repair a torn ligament in Dustin Pedroia's right pinky was successful Wednesday, with Dr. Donald Sheridan placing a pin in the injured finger. The pin will remain in Pedroia's finger for four weeks, with the second baseman having to wear a cast through the weekend before switching to a..." October 11

Boston Herald "Turns out, Dustin Pedroia [stats] was playing through a far more serious injury than merely a broken left ring finger. Pedroia is scheduled for surgery next week on a torn ligament in his right pinky finger, Red Sox [team stats] general manager Ben Cherington confirmed yesterday. Pedroia dealt..." October 05

Over The Monster "Last night Dustin Pedroia stepped up to the plate five times with a broken finger. That he picked up two hits, including a double that served to score the first run of the game and ultimately resulted in their second as well has masked the fact that this was probably a very bad idea. Don't..." October 03

ESPN.com "Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia was in the initial lineup Tuesday against the New York Yankees despite a broken finger on his left hand that the team thought would sideline him for the final two games of the season. Pedroia did not play Monday, and it was assumed he would miss the..." October 02

Boston Herald "Two days before the Red Sox' schedule reaches its merciful end, Dustin Pedroia's season is finished. An X-ray taken at Yankee Stadium before last night's 10-2 loss revealed that Pedroia suffered an avulsion fracture of his left ring finger, a team source confirmed. Pedroia didn't play last..." October 02

Boston Globe "The Red Sox season could not end without another injury. Dustin Pedroia has an avulsion fracture of his left ring finger and is not expected to play in the final two games according to general manager Ben Cherington. Pedroia sat out Monday's 10-2 loss against the Yankees after X-rays taken..." October 02

ESPN.com "This probably didn't play real well in the clubhouse of the Baltimore Orioles, who are trying to beat out the New York Yankees for the AL East title, but the Red Sox took on the Yankees Monday night without either Dustin Pedroia or Jacoby Ellsbury in the starting lineup. Pedroia jammed a finger..." October 01

Boston Herald "Yesterday was a good day for the game of baseball, especially defense. At beautiful Camden Yards, the Orioles unveiled a statue of third baseman Brooks Robinson, arguably the best defensive third baseman in baseball history. The Red Sox [team stats] took batting practice during the..." September 30

Boston Herald "ustin Pedroia wasn't handing out cigars, but his smile was omnipresent upon rejoining the Red Sox yesterday and accepting congratulations on the birth of his second son, Cole. "They're good," Pedroia said of his wife, Kelli, their baby, and new big brother, 3-year-old Dylan. "It was awesome...." September 16

Boston Herald "Dustin Pedroia never has experienced a September like this. In his first three full seasons in the majors, the Red Sox made the playoffs. Last year, despite an epic collapse, they weren't eliminated from contention until the fateful final night in Baltimore. And when the Sox didn't reach the..." September 03

Boston Herald "Spoke to a guy at the coffee shop who said he's sick of Dustin Pedroia [stats]'s "act," and that he has to go. Heard a woman who called "Dennis & Callahan" the other day to say she's sick of Pedroia's foul mouth, and that he has to go. A buddy emailed to say Pedroia is the "real" reason the..." September 02

Boston Herald "The way Dustin Pedroia [stats] figured it, he was going to play alongside Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford for many years, perhaps even for the rest of his career. And so, six days later, it still hasn't sunk in. "I think the biggest shock is how much money. I mean, those were guys that..." August 31

Boston Globe "Exactly one year ago, Dustin Pedroia was on the cover of Sports Illustrated, captured flying through the air as he turned a double play. The Red Sox were finishing up a stretch in which they went 39 games over .500, and the headline accompanying Pedroia's image was "Heart of the Red..." August 22

CSN New England "Dustin Pedroia didn't want to talk about player meetings or photo ops with Bobby Valentine prior to Tuesday night's game against the Orioles. After the Red Sox had their brains beaten in by the O's by a 7-1 score, though, Pedroia was willing to finally open up a little bit about a Yahoo! Sports..." August 15

Boston Globe "Dustin Pedroia, who was named along with Adrian Gonzalez as the players most vocal in ripping Bobby Valentine at a meeting called by Sox owners on July 26 to discuss the state of the team, was upset with the manner in which he was portrayed in a Yahoo! Sports story. "I really haven't read it..." August 15

Boston Herald "No truth to the irresponsible rumor that when the final out of last night's 6-3 loss was recorded, principal owner John Henry sent out an addendum to Monday's email stating "P.S. And furthermore, the impact of umpiring crews on the Red Sox [team stats] this season should not be..." August 08

Boston Herald "Dustin Pedroia has had enough. Frustration at the club's two-games-under-.500 record 100 games into the season boiled over last night for the de facto captain, who vented more than half a season's worth of discontent and disbelief after the club's 10-3 loss to the Yankees. "The first hundred..." July 28

Boston Globe "Dustin Pedroia is no longer frustrated with the play of the Red Sox. He's angry. The de facto team captain had some harsh words for his teammates after Friday night's 10-3 loss to the Yankees, accusing them of going through the motions at the plate in the later stages of the game. "The first..." July 28

Providence Journal "As always, there's more than one reason the Red Sox are happy to see Dustin Pedroia healthy and back on the field. For one thing, when he's healthy, he's one of the most productive players in the game whether at the plate or in the field. For another thing, when he's healthy, he's not driving..." July 20

NESN "The top of Boston's order is finally shaping up. As Dustin Pedroia returned to the lineup on Thursday, the Red Sox presented a nightmare scenario, a group of hitter that included Jacoby Ellsbury, Carl Crawford, Pedroia and Adrian Gonzalez. The only bat missing from the potent cluster David..." July 20

Boston Globe "Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine was glad to finally have Dustin Pedroia back in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Chicago White Sox after the second baseman was activated from the 15-day disabled list (right thumb strain). Pedroia was penciled into the No. 3 spot in the lineup. Mauro..." July 20

WEEI Boston "It could have sent Dustin Pedroia down an unfamiliar path -- one which made the Red Sox second baseman start thinking about self-preservation. Could have, but, according to Pedroia, won't. The dive in Oakland had put a cast on his right hand, protecting the thumb which was strained enough to..." July 12

Boston Globe "Dustin Pedroia could not talk the Red Sox into a few days of rest this time. He's on the disabled list and could be there for a while. The second baseman has a hyperextended right thumb and is expected to miss at least three weeks after being put in a cast. He was injured Tuesday trying to make..." July 07

CSN New England "Second baseman Dustin Pedroia was in the Red Sox clubhouse, his right thumb encased in a cast. "I got checked out yesterday, had an MRI and they put me in this cast," Pedroia said. "So I think I'll be in the cast for a couple of weeks and then it should be healed enough to go out and play...." July 07

Boston Herald "Add Dustin Pedroia to the Red Sox' overpopulated disabled list. After sitting out Wednesday's game in Oakland because of a jammed right thumb, Pedroia underwent tests yesterday in Boston that revealed a new injury to his thumb. The second baseman is expected to be placed on the 15-day disabled..." July 06

CSN New England "Even as the Red Sox get closer to welcoming back a number of players lost to injuries, they stand to lose another regular before they host the New York Yankees this weekend series. According to a source, second baseman Dustin Pedroia is "likely" headed to the disabled list because of a..." July 06

Boston Herald "A seven-game West Coast trip ended yesterday with a big thumb's down for Dustin Pedroia. Pedroia didn't play in the Red Sox' series finale against the Athletics after jamming his right thumb Tuesday night. The second baseman believes the problem is in a different spot from the torn adductor..." July 05

Over The Monster "The bad news keeps on coming for Boston, as Dustin Pedroia's re-injured thumb may well keep him from playing in this weekend's series against the Yankees according to Nick Cafardo. While the fact that it's a different part of Pedroia's thumb--Cafardo reiterates that particular tidbit--would..." July 05

Boston Herald "Dustin Pedroia isn't sure how it happened, but once again, he's dealing with soreness in his right thumb. This time, Pedroia (left, photo by Matt Stone) believes the problem is in a different spot from the torn adductor muscle that sidelined him for six games last month. But he's being held out..." July 04

Boston Herald "The Red Sox have battled injuries. They've battled ineffectiveness. They've battled pretty much everything there is to battle. And with the season now officially at its halfway point, Dustin Pedroia has something to say. "We want to win a World Series, man," he said before last night's game..." July 04

Boston Herald "No one has ever questioned Dustin Pedroia's heart. It would be impossible to do that this season, especially after he partially tore the adductor muscle in his right thumb on May 28. He never went on the disabled list, missing six games, but because of the injury, he struggled at the..." June 27

Boston Globe "Following Friday's 4-1 loss to the Braves, Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine predicted second baseman Dustin Pedroia would soon bust out of his offensive funk. "He'll get hot,'' Valentine said then. "Hotter than a firecracker.'' Consider it done. Pedroia broke an 0-for-11 drought with a..." June 24

Over The Monster "The worry over Dustin Pedroia--or at least that portion of it caused by his removal from Tuesday's game--was all for nothing! Just two days after aggravating his thumb injury, Dustin Pedroia is back in the lineup, batting second against Carlos Zambrano and the Miami Marlins. What remains..." June 21

Boston Herald "Though Dustin Pedroia wasn't happy about missing last night's 15-5 Red Sox win against the Miami Marlins, a one-game absence has to be considered a best-case scenario. Pedroia, who missed six games earlier this month with a torn muscle in his right thumb, initially feared he re-injured the..." June 21

Over The Monster "There hasn't been any definitive news just yet regarding Dustin Pedroia's injured thumb, but Nick Cafardo has a potentially-promising update on the appendage that saw the second baseman removed from Tuesday night's game: Nick Cafardo @nickcafardo The early feedback I'm getting from..." June 20

Boston Herald "Flirting with, but rarely ever crossing, the .500 barrier has apparently grown so exasperating for the Red Sox that Dustin Pedroia is channeling his inner Kevin Youkilis. Witness the top of the seventh inning yesterday at Wrigley Field. Trailing by three runs and threatening finally to break..." June 16

Boston Herald "One day shy of the one-year anniversary of having an elbow ligament reconstructed, Daisuke Matsuzaka returned to the mound today for the Red Sox. Relatively speaking, it went well. Five days after the Red Sox allowed Dustin Pedroia to play through a torn muscle in his right thumb, they're..." June 10

Boston Herald "Over the previous few days, Dustin Pedroia hadn't left a shred of doubt with anyone who asked that he would be ready to return to the Red Sox lineup by last night. Still, manager Bobby Valentine wanted to double-check yesterday. "The little heart-to-heart with Dustin was, 'Tell me the truth...." June 06

ESPN.com "Second baseman Dustin Pedroia will be in the Red Sox's lineup against the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday night after missing six games with a torn muscle in his right thumb, according to a source close to the player. He will bat second. Pedroia took swings while wearing a protective brace Saturday..." June 05

Boston Herald "By this afternoon, the Red Sox should make up their minds about whether Dustin Pedroia will need to be forced onto the disabled list to allow the torn adductor muscle in his right thumb to heal completely. There is little doubt that the second baseman would resist such a move with the full..." June 05