Xander Bogaerts
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Bogaerts during the 2013 World Series victory parade
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| Boston Red Sox – No. 2 | |||
| Shortstop | |||
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Born: October 1, 1992 Oranjestad, Aruba |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 20, 2013, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .286 | ||
| Home runs | 41 | ||
| Runs batted in | 221 | ||
| Stolen bases | 26 | ||
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 Bogaerts playing for the Netherlands national team in 2013 World Baseball Classic |
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| Men’s Baseball | ||
Representing  Netherlands
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2011 Panama | National team |
Xander Jan Bogaerts, OON (Papiamento pronunciation: [ˈsandər ˈboxarts]; born October 1, 1992) nicknamed The X-Man, is an Aruban professional baseball shortstop for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball and the Netherlands national baseball team.
After being signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox in 2009, Bogaerts made his MLB debut in 2013, appearing in 30 games between the regular season and postseason, and helping the Red Sox to the World Series championship. He became the Red Sox' starting shortstop in 2014, and in 2015 was awarded the American League Silver Slugger award at the position.
Mike Lord, a scout for the Boston Red Sox, discovered Bogaerts at the age of 16, in 2009. After not playing baseball for two weeks due to the chicken pox, Bogaerts played for Lord, who recommended him to Craig Shipley, the Red Sox' vice president of international scouting. Shipley flew to Aruba to watch Bogaerts play. The Red Sox signed him to a contract with a $410,000 signing bonus.
Bogaerts made his professional debut in 2010 with the Dominican Summer League (DSL) Red Sox, where he batted .314 with a .396 on-base percentage (OBP) and .423 slugging percentage (SLG). He led the DSL Red Sox in batting average, hits (75), home runs (3), runs batted in (RBI) (42), total bases (101), slugging and on-base plus slugging (OPS). He was fifth in the DSL in RBI and tenth in total bases. He had a .929 fielding percentage. The next year, at age 18, Bogaerts played in a full-season league for the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League, with a .260 batting average, .324 OBP and .509 SLG, fielding .924 and hitting 16 home runs in 72 games. He then joined the Dutch national team for the 2011 Baseball World Cup, winning the gold medal.
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