Boggs Says Ex-Lover Threatened to Make His Life ‘Living Hell’

Wade Boggs says Margo Adams threatened to make his life a “living hell” if he broke off their 4-year affair.

In an interview with ABC’s Barbara Walters on “20/20” Friday night, the Boston Red Sox third baseman said he worried that Adams, of Costa Mesa, would blackmail him with pictures she had taken of them.

“I was between a rock and a hard place,” Boggs said. “She had so many pictures of me . . . that I felt that if I make her mad, she’s gonna do something.

“And one thing she told me was: ‘If you ever break up with me, I’ll make your life a living hell.’ And this is as close to hell as you can get, I guess.”

Boggs, a five-time American League batting champion, broke off his affair with the 33-year-old Adams last year. She is now suing him in Orange County Superior Court for wages that she claims she lost during their time together.

In the interview, Boggs said he feared that Adams would tell his wife about the affair.

“That was the part I was scared of,” he said. “Because the last thing I wanted my wife to do was find out about this.”

Asked why she didn’t leave her husband when she learned of the affair, Debbie Boggs said: “If I had any doubts at all that he didn’t love me, I wouldn’t be here. I wouldn’t take this abuse. But I know he loves me, and I love him.”