Dustin Pedroia Begins Rehab Monday

Boston Red Sox secondbaseman Dustin Pedroia will begin his 20-day injury rehab assignment with the Pawtucket Red Sox tonight when the PawSox host Buffalo at 6:15 pm at McCoy Stadium. Pedroia will bat third and is expected to play 5-innings at 2B tonight. Dustin has been on Boston's disabled list all season following cartilage restoration surgery in his left knee last October. 

The 34-year-old Pedroia has a career big league average of .300 with 140 HR & 724 RBI in 1503 games (all with the Red Sox) during his 12 year Major League career. He is a 2-time World Series champion (2007, 2013), the 2007 American League Rookie of the Year (when he hit .317), the 2008 American League MVP (batting .326 with a major league-high 54 doubles along with 17 HR & 83 RBI), a 4-time American League All-Star (2008-10, 2013), and a 4-time Gold Glove winner at 2B (2008, 2011, 2013 & 2014). He is one of only nine major league players ever to be named MVP, earn Rookie of the Year, win Gold Glove Awards, and win a World Series. Dustin's .991 fielding pct. at 2B is currently the best in American League history (minimum 650 games). 
Pedroia was an International League All-Star for the PawSox in 2006 when he hit .305 in 111 games while playing mainly at shortstop (74 games at SS and 33 games at 2B). He was promoted to Boston and made his MLB debut on August 22, 2006. Since then he has played 1503 games with the Red Sox and 2 games with the PawSox (on August 14 & 15 of 2010 here at McCoy Stadium vs. Buffalo while rehabbing a broken left foot).