Xander Bogaerts

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Xander Bogaerts

Bogaerts during the 2013 World Series victory parade
Boston Red Sox – No. 2
Third baseman / Shortstop
Born: (1992-10-01) October 1, 1992
San Nicolaas, Aruba
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 20, 2013 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
(through 2013 season)
Batting average .250
Home runs 1
Runs batted in 5
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Xander Bogaerts

Bogaerts playing for the Netherlands national team in 2013 World Baseball Classic
Medal record
Men’s Baseball
Competitor for  Netherlands
Baseball World Cup
Gold 2011 Panama National team

Xander Jan Bogaerts (born October 1, 1992) is an Aruban professional baseball shortstop and third baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. In 2013, Bogaerts became the fifth player from Aruba to play in the Major Leagues.

Professional career

Minor Leagues

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.[1]

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, he 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.

During the 2012 season he started out in Class-A and ended up playing with the Portland Sea Dogs of the Class AA Eastern League.[2] He was named to appear in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game.[3] He played for the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[4]

Heading into the 2013 season he was ranked the 5th overall prospect by ESPN's Keith Law, who described him as "Still just 20 years old, Bogaerts has been playing solid shortstop for Portland with a solid walk rate but isn't yet generating the power expected from his explosive swing."[5] Entering 2013, Bogaerts ranked 20th in the MLB.com Top 100 Prospects list,[6] and 8th in the Baseball America Top 100 Prospects list.[7]

Boston Red Sox (2013-present)

2013

He started the season with Portland and was promoted to the Pawtucket Red Sox of the Triple-A International League in mid-June.[8] The Red Sox promoted Bogaerts to the major leagues on August 19.[9] Bogaerts made his MLB debut on August 20 against the San Francisco Giants. He got his first major league hit five days later against the Los Angeles Dodgers. On September 7, Bogaerts hit his first MLB home run against New York Yankees pitcher Jim Miller.[10] At the end of the 2013 Minor League season, Bogaerts gained USA Today Minor League Player of the Year honors and was named to the 2013 Baseball America Minor League All-Star Team.[citation needed] During his brief stint in the Majors of 2013, Bogaerts appeared in 18 games batting .250 with a home run, 5 RBI, and a stolen base.

Despite debuting late in the season, Bogaerts was part of the 25-man active roster during the postseason run. Bogaerts had a strong performance in the postseason as he batted .296 with 2 RBI in 12 postseason games, eventually leading to the Red Sox winning their 8th overall World Series.[11]

Personal

Bogaerts has a twin brother, Jair.[12] Jair also signed with the Red Sox as an international free agent. He was sent to the Chicago Cubs prior to the 2012 season to complete the compensation regarding Theo Epstein.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Albert Chen (August 21, 2013). "Bogaerts joins Red Sox and growing list of phenoms in baseball - MLB - Albert Chen - SI.com". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved November 25, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "2012 Prospect Watch | MLB.com: Prospects". Mlb.mlb.com. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013. 
  3. ↑ Mayo, Jonathan (March 12, 2013). "Prospects pack rosters for 2012 All-Star Futures Game | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved April 8, 2013. 
  4. ↑ Mayo, Jonathan. "World Baseball Classic puts top MLB prospects on global stage | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved April 8, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Bogaerts, Cecchini in Law's Top 25", ESPN (ESPNBoston.com), May, 28, 2013
  6. ↑ "MLB.com Top 100 Prospects list". Mlb.mlb.com. March 12, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Baseball America Top 100 Prospects list". Baseballamerica.com. February 19, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2013. 
  8. ↑ Forde, Craig (June 13, 2013). "Boston Globe – Xander Bogaerts promoted to Triple A". Boston.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Boston Red Sox set to call up top prospect Xander Bogaerts | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Profile: Xander Bogaerts", ESPN
  11. ↑ Britton, Tim (October 30, 2013). "Xander Bogaerts has excelled on postseason stage | Red Sox - Complete analysis & insight". The Providence Journal. Retrieved November 25, 2013. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Morais, Didier (March 29, 2012). "Red Sox Trade Jair Bogaerts, Twin Brother of Xander Bogaerts, to Cubs to Complete Theo Epstein Compensation - Boston Red Sox". NESN.com. Retrieved April 8, 2013. 

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