Raymond 'Ray' Otis Boone (July 27, 1923 - October 17, 2004) was an American Major League Baseball player who was a two-time All-Star. He batted and threw right-handed. Boone was born in San Diego, California. An infielder who broke into the major leagues on September 3, 1948 with the Cleveland Indians. Over the next 13 years, he hit .275 with 151 home runs in 1373 games for Cleveland, the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago White Sox, the Kansas City Athletics, the Milwaukee Braves and the Boston Red Sox.

Ray Boone was followed into the big leagues by son, Bob Boone , who played from 1972 to 1990 and grandsons Bret Boone, who has played since 1992, and Aaron Boone, who has played since 1997, and Matt Boone who also played as a professional for 8 years. The Boone family was the first to send three generations of players to the All-Star Game.

Robert 'Bob' Raymond Boone (born November 19, 1947) is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who was a four-time All-Star with seven National League Gold Glove awards and one
of the better defensive catchers of his day.

Born in San Diego, California, Bob Boone is the son of the late third baseman Ray Boone, and the father
of former second baseman Bret Boone and Washington Nationals infielder Aaron Boone; all four family members have been named All-Stars in their careers. Bob Boone was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth round of the 1969 amateur draft after attending Stanford University, where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity. He was brought to the majors in late 1972 and while he never had excellent hitting numbers, he was a phenomenal defensive catcher, committing only eight errors and allowing only three passed balls in the 1977 season. He made the National League All-Star team three times in a Phillies uniform.

In 1982, the Phillies decided to trade the veteran catcher to the California Angels. As an Angel, Bob Boone threw out 21 of the first 34 steal attempts and helping the Angels to the AL West title, and followed in 1983 with his fourth and final All-Star appearance. Boone stayed with the Angels for seven seasons and was let go in 1988. As a free agent, he signed with the Kansas City Royals, but a broken finger in 1990 led to his retirement at age 42 following his shortened season.

Bob Boone was a career .254 hitter with 105 home runs and 826 RBI in 2264 games. He was selected an All-Star in 1976, 1978-79, and 1983. He was one of the top defensive catchers of his era, winning seven Gold Glove awards. Boone caught 2,225 games in a 19-year Major League career.

He returned to the Royals in 1995 as the manager of the team until 1997. In 2001, he was hired to be the skipper of the Cincinnati Reds, replacing Jack McKeon, until 2003. In 2005, Bob Boone was inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame. He currently serves as Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Player Development for the Washington Nationals.

Bret Robert Boone (born April 6, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who was a three-time All-Star with four National League Gold Glove awards. Bret Boone was born in El Cajon, California to Susan G. Roel and Bob Boone. He is a graduate of El Dorado High School and the University of Southern California. He is the grandson of former major leaguer Ray Boone and brother of Aaron Boone and Matt Boone.

In 1992, Bret Boone became the first-ever third-generation big-leaguer in baseball history. As a member
of an All-Star family, he is the son of Bob, a catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels and Kansas City Royals (1972 - 1990) and later a manager with the Royals and Cincinnati Reds; his brother Aaron is a third baseman who has played with the Reds, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Florida Marlins and his grandfather Ray was an infielder for the Indians, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves and Boston Red Sox (1948 - 1960).

Bret Boone enjoyed his best season in 2001, leading the league in runs batted in (141) with career highs in batting average (.331), home runs (37), triples (5), runs (118) and hits (206), earning him a Silver Slugger award. He also finished third in the AL MVP voting; started in the All Star Game in Seattle; and provided outstanding defense. His Mariners- the best team in their history that year- paced the league with a record 116 wins, earning the AL West championship and advancing to the ALCS, as well as tying the all-time team record for wins in a season with the 1906 Chicago Cubs.

On January 4, 2006, Bret Boone signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. He received an invitation to spring training, but on March 1, only a few days into spring training, he announced his initial retirement from baseball. Boone was also a guest announcer for Fox during the 2003 ALCS when his brother, Aaron hit a walk-off home run to send the Yankees to the World Series.

On February 1, 2008, Boone came out of retirement and signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. At first he was assigned to the minor league camp, but after five days, he was invited to the team's major league spring training camp. On March 21, 2008, Boone was reassigned to minor league camp and began the season with the Columbus Clippers, the Nationals Triple-A affiliate.On May 28, he once again announced his retirement. He finished his career with a .266 batting average, 252 home runs and 1,021 RBI in 1,780 games in 14 Major League seasons.

Aaron John Boone (born March 9, 1973) is a Major League infielder, currently with the Washington Nationals and a one-time All-Star. He has previously played for the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds,
New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians. Although he's had a long and dependable career, he is
probably best known for his series winning home run in Game Seven of the 2003 ALCS.

On the last day of the 1998 season, the Reds helped him make baseball trivia history by starting the
only infield ever composed of two sets of brothers: first baseman Stephen Larkin, second baseman
Bret Boone, shortstop Barry Larkin, and third baseman Aaron Boone.

Aaron Boone's claim to fame is his 11th inning home run during Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS which gave the New York Yankees a 6-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox . The Yankees won the game and the series on the home run, thus prolonging the Sox' Curse of the Bambino for one more year. This home run was rated the 9th best home run of all time on Baseball Tonight .

On February 27, 2004, Boone was cut from the Yankee roster after tearing a knee ligament. During the 2004 season, the Yankees expressed an interest in re-signing Boone to play second base in 2005, replacing Enrique Wilson and Miguel Cairo, but Boone instead signed a two-year contract with the Cleveland Indians. On December 29, 2006, Aaron Boone signed a one-year contract with the Florida Marlins and on December 6, 2007, he signed a one-year contract with the Washington Nationals.

Matt Boone (born July 18, 1979) is the youngest son to Bob Boone. He is also a grandson of former major leaguer Ray Boone. His two older brothers, Bret and Aaron Boone grooved the youngest of the three, to follow in the baseball legacy.

Straight out of high school in 1997, Matt was drafted by the Detroit Tigers. He played as an infielder for five years until moving on to Cincinnati for 3 years. Matt was following along with a professional career in baseball until he experienced a career ending back injury. After playing eight years at a professional level, his injury left him no option. He had to end his career as a player.

Matt has never left the game of baseball completely. He works with schools, at all levels, to help improve their baseball programs. He also works with individuals to help them grow in their baseball leagues and programs. Being a part of the baseball community has lead Matt to develop the Boone Action Turf line of turf products.

Over the past year, Matt has worked with AstroTurf to develop a product line designed for the specific needs of baseball. Aligning his company with the leading turf manufacturer has enabled him to develop and provide an excellent product line. Being a former player, he has taken his knowledge along with the knowledge of his father and his two brothers, to provide the best turf products on the market.