The Boston Red Sox signed five-time American League batting champion Wade Boggs to a three-year contract extension Friday, the club announced before its game against the New York Yankees.
Boggs, 31, a .354 lifetime hitter, would have been eligible for free agency after this season. Earlier this week Boggs dropped his no-trade demand which paved the way for the new contract that extends through the 1992 season. Terms of the contract were not disclosed."Hopefully, this will put to rest all the rumors of Wade being traded or wanting to leave through free agency," Boston General Manager Lou Gorman said in a released statement. "Now he can concentrate on trying to win his sixth batting title and helping the Red Sox to get back to first place in the Eastern Division race."