Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, the New England Patriots and 36 other legendary sports splits

Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the Patriots join a long lists of superstars splitting from teams.

Wade Boggs and Red Sox

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In 1992, prolific hitter Wade Boggs slumped to .259 — one of three times in his career that he failed to reach .300 — and at the end of the season, he left the Red Sox, with whom he had spent his entire career to that point. He was heavily pursued by the Los Angeles Dodgers and the arch-rival of the Red Sox, the New York Yankees. He chose the Yankees when they added the third year to the contract that the Dodgers would not offer. Boggs went on to three straight All-Star appearances, had four straight .300-plus seasons, and collected two Gold Glove Awards.