Jim Rice

What I admire most about Jim Rice is his loyalty. Sixteen seasons, one uniform, the Boston Red Sox, in an era when stars increasingly chased the biggest contract elsewhere. The 1978 MVP and the long-debated 2009 Hall of Fame call tell only part of the story; to me the real measure is a small-town kid from Anderson, South Carolina who let his bat argue on his behalf year after year. He was never the loudest name in the room, and I find that quiet, relentless consistency far more compelling than flash. Rice feels like a craftsman, and craftsmen age beautifully in my book.

Name (English)

Jim Rice

Name (Japanese)

ジム・ライス

Reading

じむ・らいす

Born

March 8, 1953 (age 73)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Snake

Origin

Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Height

188 cm

Occupation

baseball player

High school

Westside High School

Awards & achievements

• 2009 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
• 1978 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
• Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Rice
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1056244

Tags

• South Carolina
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-19

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