Xander Bogaerts

Xander Bogaerts is one of those players who genuinely makes you rethink what "underrated" even means — the guy won two World Series rings with Boston, racked up four All-Star selections, and was arguably the most reliable shortstop in the American League for nearly a decade, yet somehow never got his full flowers until he signed that massive deal with the Padres. Growing up in Aruba and representing the Netherlands internationally adds this whole other layer to his story that I love; he's a Caribbean kid who became a cornerstone of one of baseball's most storied franchises. The bat-to-ball skills, the calm under pressure in October — when Bogaerts is locked in, he's as smooth as it gets at the position.

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Name (English)

Xander Bogaerts

Name (Japanese)

ザンダー・ボガーツ

Reading

ざんだー・ぼがーつ

Born

October 1, 1992 (age 33)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Monkey

Origin

Oranjestad, Aruba

Height

185 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Awards & achievements

• 2015 Silver Slugger Award
• 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star
• 2011 Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thexman2/
• Xhttps://x.com/XanderBogaerts
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xander%20Bogaerts
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%84
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3891045

Tags

• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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