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Entering 2013, Bogaerts ranked 20th in the MLB.com Top 100 Prospects list,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2013/ |title=MLB.com Top 100 Prospects list |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date=2013-03-12 |accessdate=2013-04-08}}</ref> and 8th in the Baseball America Top 100 Prospects list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/2013/2614739.html |title=Baseball America Top 100 Prospects list |publisher=Baseballamerica.com |date=2013-02-19 |accessdate=2013-04-08}}</ref> He started the season with Portland and was promoted to [[Pawtucket Red Sox]] of the [[Class AAA]] [[International League]] in mid-June.<ref>{{cite web|last=Forde |first=Craig |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2013/06/xander_bogaerts_promoted_to_triple_a.html |title=Boston Globe – Xander Bogaerts promoted to Triple A |publisher=Boston.com |date=2013-06-13 |accessdate=2013-08-19}}</ref> The Red Sox promoted Bogaerts to the major leagues on August 19.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130819&content_id=57490554&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |title=Boston Red Sox set to call up top prospect Xander Bogaerts &#124; MLB.com: News |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-19}}</ref> He got his first major league hit five days later, against the Dodgers. Bogaerts is the fifth player from Aruba to reach the majors.
Entering 2013, Bogaerts ranked 20th in the MLB.com Top 100 Prospects list,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2013/ |title=MLB.com Top 100 Prospects list |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date=2013-03-12 |accessdate=2013-04-08}}</ref> and 8th in the Baseball America Top 100 Prospects list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/2013/2614739.html |title=Baseball America Top 100 Prospects list |publisher=Baseballamerica.com |date=2013-02-19 |accessdate=2013-04-08}}</ref> He started the season with Portland and was promoted to [[Pawtucket Red Sox]] of the [[Class AAA]] [[International League]] in mid-June.<ref>{{cite web|last=Forde |first=Craig |url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2013/06/xander_bogaerts_promoted_to_triple_a.html |title=Boston Globe – Xander Bogaerts promoted to Triple A |publisher=Boston.com |date=2013-06-13 |accessdate=2013-08-19}}</ref> The Red Sox promoted Bogaerts to the major leagues on August 19.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130819&content_id=57490554&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |title=Boston Red Sox set to call up top prospect Xander Bogaerts &#124; MLB.com: News |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-19}}</ref> He got his first major league hit five days later, against the Dodgers. Bogaerts is the fifth player from Aruba to reach the majors.
On September 7, 2013, Bogearts hit his first MLB home run off [[New York Yankees]] pitcher [[Jim Miller (pitcher)|Jim Miller]].
On September 7, 2013, Bogaerts hit his first MLB home run off [[New York Yankees]] pitcher [[Jim Miller (pitcher)|Jim Miller]].


==Personal==
==Personal==

Revision as of 22:01, 11 September 2013

Xander Bogaerts
Bogaerts playing for the Netherlands national team in 2013 World Baseball Classic
Boston Red Sox – No. 72
Shortstop
Born: (1992-10-01) October 1, 1992 (age 31)
San Nicolaas, Aruba
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
debut
August 20, 2013, for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
(through September 7, 2013)
Batting average.333
Home runs1
Runs batted in3
Teams
Xander Bogaerts
Medal record
Men’s Baseball
Representing  Netherlands
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Panama National team

Xander Jan Bogaerts (born October 1, 1992) is an Aruban professional baseball shortstop for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. 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."[1]

Career

Bogaerts signed with the Red Sox as an international free agent in August 2009. He 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]

Entering 2013, Bogaerts ranked 20th in the MLB.com Top 100 Prospects list,[5] and 8th in the Baseball America Top 100 Prospects list.[6] He started the season with Portland and was promoted to Pawtucket Red Sox of the Class AAA International League in mid-June.[7] The Red Sox promoted Bogaerts to the major leagues on August 19.[8] He got his first major league hit five days later, against the Dodgers. Bogaerts is the fifth player from Aruba to reach the majors. On September 7, 2013, Bogaerts hit his first MLB home run off New York Yankees pitcher Jim Miller.

Personal

Bogaerts has a twin brother, Jair.[9] 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.[9]

References

  1. ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/post/_/id/27701/bogaerts-cecchini-in-laws-top-25
  2. ^ "2012 Prospect Watch | MLB.com: Prospects". Mlb.mlb.com. 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  3. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (2013-03-12). "Prospects pack rosters for 2012 All-Star Futures Game | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  4. ^ Mayo, Jonathan. "World Baseball Classic puts top MLB prospects on global stage | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  5. ^ "MLB.com Top 100 Prospects list". Mlb.mlb.com. 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  6. ^ "Baseball America Top 100 Prospects list". Baseballamerica.com. 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  7. ^ Forde, Craig (2013-06-13). "Boston Globe – Xander Bogaerts promoted to Triple A". Boston.com. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  8. ^ "Boston Red Sox set to call up top prospect Xander Bogaerts | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  9. ^ a b Morais, Didier (2012-03-29). "Red Sox Trade Jair Bogaerts, Twin Brother of Xander Bogaerts, to Cubs to Complete Theo Epstein Compensation - Boston Red Sox". NESN.com. Retrieved 2013-04-08.

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