Had four HR and 13 RBI in nine games from 8/11-20.Homered in back-to-back games on 8/18 at NYY and 8/20 vs. NYY with a sacrifice fly in the 8th inning. Gave the Sox their decisive 5-4 lead on 7/25 vs. Started at SS and batted third in the All-Star Game at Coors Field on 7/13.Went 2-for-3 with an RBI, giving the AL a 4-0 lead with a single in the 5th inning. On 6/10 at NYY, gave the Red Sox a 4-3 lead with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and a 6-4 lead with a two-run single in the 10th inning during the club’s 6-5 win. Martinez for the longest by a Red Sox player. His 29-game on-base streak was tied for the fifth-longest in MLB in 2021, and tied with teammate J.D. Recorded a career-best 29-game on-base streak from 6/2-7/5, during which he had a. DET.Became the 30th player to reach that mark with the Sox. Played in his 1,000th career game on 5/6 vs. Hit six HR in 17 games from 4/20-5/4, his most in any 17-game span during his career. Became the 11th player to make 8+ consecutive Opening Day starts for the Sox at a single position. BAL, tied the Red Sox record for most Opening Day starts at SS (8 2014-21).Everett Scott also started eight Opening Day games at SS for the Sox, 100 years before Bogaerts did (1914-21). 937 OPS.Ranked 6th in the AL and 12th in MLB in home OPS.On 4/2 vs. 863).The only other players to do that are Bryce Harper, Freddie Freeman, and Mookie Betts. 850+ OPS in each of the last 4 seasons (.883. Is the only AL player to qualify for the batting title and record an. Ranked among the AL’s top 15 in AVG (8th. Hit at least 20 HR for the 4th time (23).
Led AL shortstops in OBP (.370), SLG (.493), and OPS (.863) (see table above). Also moved into 20th place on the Red Sox’ all-time list of games played (1,114). Moved into second on the Red Sox’ all-time list of games played at SS (1,046), trailing only Everett Scott (1,093). Was voted the AL’s starting shortstop for the All-Star Game, his second career start and third selection. Led Red Sox position players in fWAR (5.2) and was tied for the team lead in bWAR (4.9).
Full name is Xander Jan Bogaerts.Wears number 2 because of Hall of Famer Derek Jeter.Is an avid soccer fan.Participated in the Senior Little League World Series in Bangor, ME in 2009.Graduated from Colegio Arubano High School in Aruba in 2009.Is one of only six Aruban-born players in MLB history, the only one to play for BOS.Was knighted in 2011 by the governor of Aruba after helping Netherlands win a gold medal in the IBAF Baseball World Cup.His twin brother, Jair, was a player to be named later sent to the Cubs on 3/29/12 to complete the compensation for Theo Epstein joining CHC.He and Jair learned baseball from their uncle, Glenroy Brown.Xander would use a broomstick to hit almonds that grew in the family’s backyard.
0 kommentar(er)
