He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Texas Rangers (1976–1977, 1985) and the Atlanta Braves (1978–1983).

[1][2][3] The Texas Rangers selected Boggs in the first round, with the second overall pick, in the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.

The Rangers received Al Oliver and Nelson Norman from the Pirates and Jon Matlack from the Mets.

The Mets got from the Braves Willie Montañez and from the Rangers Tom Grieve and Ken Henderson who was sent to New York to complete the transaction three months later on March 15, 1978[5][6] Boggs suffered from a recurring rotator cuff injury during the 1982 and 1983 seasons.

[11] Concordia University Texas hired Boggs as their head baseball coach on May 14, 2009.