Xander Bogaerts became the Red Sox' starting shortstop in 2014, and was awarded the American League's Silver Slugger Award at the position in back-to-back years, 2015 and 2016, and again in 2019 and 2021.
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27 Facts About Xander Bogaerts
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Xander Bogaerts has the most games played at the position of shortstop for the Red Sox, having set the record in 2022.
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Xander Bogaerts was named to appear in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game.
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Xander Bogaerts got his first major league hit five days later against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Xander Bogaerts had a strong performance in the postseason as he batted.
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Xander Bogaerts became the youngest player to hit a triple in World Series history.
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Xander Bogaerts began the 2014 season as the starting shortstop for Boston.
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Xander Bogaerts had 10 hits with the bases loaded, the most in MLB for 2015.
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Xander Bogaerts received the American League's Silver Slugger Award for shortstop.
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On top of his breakout offense, Xander Bogaerts was a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award at shortstop.
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In 2016, Xander Bogaerts again began the season as the Red Sox' starting shortstop, primarily batting third.
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Xander Bogaerts was chosen to play in the 2016 MLB All-Star Game, the first of his career; he started at shortstop and was 1-for-2 at the plate.
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In 2017, Xander Bogaerts usually hit in the sixth spot in the batting order.
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Xander Bogaerts later admitted this was a mistake, stating that he went through a two-month stretch in which he could not swing comfortably.
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Xander Bogaerts began the 2018 season usually batting fifth in the lineup.
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Xander Bogaerts was the only player to be on the Red Sox roster for both the 2013 and 2018 World Series.
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Xander Bogaerts finished the season with a 10 game hitting streak and 18 straight games getting on-base.
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Xander Bogaerts led all AL shortstops in home runs and RBIs, and was second in runs, total bases, on base percentage, slugging and OPS.
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Xander Bogaerts played in a total of 144 games during the regular season for Boston, batting.
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In 2022, Xander Bogaerts again served as the primary shortstop for the Red Sox.
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Xander Bogaerts has a twin brother named Jair who signed with the Red Sox as an international free agent.
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Xander Bogaerts was sent to the Chicago Cubs prior to the 2012 season to complete the compensation regarding Theo Epstein.
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Xander Bogaerts is the fifth Aruban to play in MLB, following Sidney Ponson, Calvin Maduro, Gene Kingsale, and Radhames Dykhoff.
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Xander Bogaerts speaks four languages: English, Spanish, Dutch, and Papiamento, the latter two being Aruba's official languages.
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