Xander Bogaerts is a professional baseball player from Aruba, who made a name for himself in Major League Baseball (MLB), playing for the Boston Red Sox. As a shortstop/third baseman, he also plays for the Dutch baseball team. A baseball World Cup champion and World Series champion, here’s everything you need to know about him.
It was on October 1, 1992 that the MLB star was born in the capital, Oranjestad, Aruba as Xander Jan Bogaerts. The kid who would become the Netherlands Antilles’ greatest baseball player would be a twin of Jair Bogaerts, who now works as an agent.
Popular as an X-Man, Alex was raised by his uncle and mother from the age of 2 alongside his brother, who also played professional baseball. At a very young age, his father had moved to Hong Kong and the responsibility of raising the boys was left to their mother and uncle: Glenroy Brown. He also has a sister, Chandra Bogaerts.
Since childhood, Xander and his brother were taught the game of baseball by their uncle. For the Boston Red Sox, he was trained to hit almond balls. It was to get him used to hitting smaller things so that when the real ball came it would be really big for him.
His journey to becoming an MLB star is very interesting. It’s like the day Mike Lord, who was the Red Sox scout at the time, traveled to the island in search of young talent, Alex was down with smallpox. After the drill, Lord asked if there was anyone left to judge. Jair Bogaerts, who was the best of the 9 boys who were judged, said his brother was even better than him. With their mother’s permission, the Xanders had to try and after impressing in some fashion, he was signed along with his brother before long by the Red Sox.
Xander Bogaerts started in the junior league after signing while playing for the Red Sox in the Dominican League (DSL). He was 17 at the time, but at 18 he was playing in Greenville Drive.
His MLB debut came in 2013 when he played in the game against the San Francisco Giants. Even though he started his season late, he had a lot of impact and helped his team win the World Series while becoming the youngest player to record a triple success in World Series history.
Xander Bogaerts would continue his fine runs next season and beyond, being part of the MLB All-Star Game in 2016.
Bogaerts was called up by the Dutch national team ahead of the 2011 Baseball World Cup, which the team eventually won.
Besides winnings with his team, he has also recorded personal achievements such as Minor League Player of the Year from USA Today, as well as making the Minor League All-Star Team. of Baseball America in 2013.
Without a doubt, Xander Bogaerts is a good looking man who is also very successful, which gives him all the properties that most women have for dateable men. Nevertheless, he hasn’t had many relationships in the past. In fact, he’s only known to have seriously dated one woman, Janelly Martinez. Although very little is known about her, the two have been together for a long time.
In 2004, he made a big mistake by posting a photo of another woman on his Twitter account. Soon he deleted the tweet from his account saying he didn’t want to be a distraction for the team.
That said, the baseball star still doesn’t have a wife because she’s unmarried.
Bogaerts is a tall man who has height and stamina as well as good speed. The interesting thing about his general musculature is that it added and complemented his skills, making him the great player that he is. In numbers, he is 6-foot-1 and weighs 215 pounds.
Regarding his general body weight measurements, although it has not been provided in the public domain, he has a good general constitution.
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