Great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson through male line of
Daniel Boone, who in turn was a male line descendant of the ancient
Norman noble family de Bohun.
Second baseman with the Seattle Mariners (1992-1993; 2001-2005[start]), Cincinnate Reds (1994-1998), Atlanta Braves (1999), San Diego Padres (2000), and Minnesota Twins (2005[end]).
Made major league debut 19 August 1992.
Played in final major league game 30 July 2005.
(February 18) Ended his retirement to sign a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. (2008)
(January 4) Agreed to a minor league contract with the New York
Mets. (2006)
(May 28) Boone has decided to retire again. After hitting .189 for the Washington Nationals in 12 spring training games, he accepted an assignment to Triple-A Columbus, but left the team on 17 April 2008 to return to his family in San Diego. (2008)
Currently a free agent after being cut for the second
time this season. First by the Mariners and then by the Twins. (August 2005)