Xander Jan Bogaerts, born October 1, 1992, nicknamed “the X-Man” and “Bogey” or “Bogie”, is an Aruban professional baseball shortstop for the Boston Red Sox.
Bogaerts made his professional debut in 2010 in the Dominican Summer League (DSL), where he had a .314 batting average, .396 on-base percentage, and .423 slugging percentage.
He led the DSL Red Sox in each of those categories, along with hits (75), home runs (3), RBIs (42), and total bases (101).
Xander has a twin brother named Jair who 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.
Xander Bogaerts Wiki
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| Born: October 1, 1992 San Nicolaas, Aruba[1] |
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Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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| Batting average | .290 | |||||||||||||
| Hits | 1,239 | |||||||||||||
| Home runs | 141 | |||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 610 | |||||||||||||
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What is Xander Bogaerts Nationality?
Xander Bogaert is said to hold dual nationality as he is an Aruban as well as a Dutch.
As Aruba is a part of the sovereign Kingdom of the Netherlands, Bogaerts is actually Dutch by nationality
