Wade Boggs

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Wade Anthony Boggs (born June 15, 1958 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Boston Red Sox. His hitting in the 1980s and 1990s made him a perennial contender for American League batting titles, in much the same way as his National League contemporary Tony Gwynn. Boggs was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005. With 12 straight All-Star appearances,

In Homer at the Bat He played for the Springfield Nuclear Powerplant softball team. His team manager and owner Mr Burns, but he never got the chance to play the game due to the fact that he was punched out by Barney Gumble after a Bar fight over England's best prime minster.