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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Shortstop
Born: October 1, 1992 (age 29)
San Nicolaas, Aruba[1]
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 20, 2013, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average .290
Hits 1,239
Home runs 141
Runs batted in 610
Teams
  • Boston Red Sox (2013–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× All-Star (2016, 2019, 2021)
  • 2× World Series champion (2013, 2018)
  • All-MLB First Team (2019)
  • 4× Silver Slugger Award (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021)
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Medals
Men’s baseball
Representing  Netherlands
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Panama Team

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