Yankees third baseman Wade Boggs crouches down in a defensive stance during the Yankees' 4-1 victory over the Orioles on July 14, 1996, in Baltimore. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Wade Boggs' 1996 Season
Yankees third baseman Wade Boggs celebrates after Game 6 of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 26, 1996. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Wade Boggs' 1996 Season
The Yankees' Wade Boggs runs the bases during a game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium on May 23, 1996. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Wade Boggs' 1996 Season
Yankees third baseman Wade Boggs ducks as he fields a broken bat single from the Atlanta Braves' Andruw Jones during Game 1 of the World Series on Oct. 20, 1996 at Yankee Stadium. (Photo by Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)
Wade Boggs' 1996 Season
The Yankees' Wade Boggs is given a ride around the field by a New York City mounted police officer after the Yankees won the World Series on Oct. 26, 1996. (Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)
Wade Boggs' 1996 Season
The Yankees' Wade Boggs signs autographs on July 8, 1996, before workouts for the All-Star Game at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. (Photo by Brian Bahr/AFP/Getty Images)
Wade Boggs' 1996 Season
The Yankees' Wade Boggs is safe on third as Jim Thome of the Cleveland Indians scrambles for the loose ball in the seventh inning of a game on June 23, 1996, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Boggs drove in two runs with this triple to help New York beat Cleveland. (Photo by Kimberly Barth/AFP/Getty Images)
Wade Boggs' 1996 Season
Yankees third baseman Wade Boggs tags out the Mets' Lance Johnson as he attempts to steal third base in the 67th All-Star Game at Veterans Stadium on July 9, 1996. (Photo by Brian Bahr/AFP/Getty Images)
Wade Boggs' 1996 Season
The Yankees' Wade Boggs follows through with a hit against the Oakland Athletics on June 1, 1996, in Oakland, California. It was his 2,600th career hit. (Photo by John G. Mabanglo/AFP/Getty Images)
Wade Boggs' 1996 Season
The Yankees' Wade Boggs in action against the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium on July 7, 1996. (Photo by Al Bello/Allsport)
Wade Boggs' 1996 Season
The Yankees' Wade Boggs sits in the dugout during a game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium on May 23, 1996. (Photo by Al Bello/Allsport)
Wade Boggs' 1996 Season
The Yankees' Wade Boggs runs to a base during a game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium on May 23, 1996. (Photo by Al Bello/Allsport)
Wade Boggs' 1996 Season
Yankees third baseman Wade Boggs celebrates the team's World Series championship over the Atlanta Braves during a ticker-tape parade through lower Manhattan on Oct. 29, 1996. (Photo by Getty Images)
