Xander Bogaerts is a professional baseball shortstop for the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball. He was born on October 1, 1992 in San Nicolaas, Aruba. He formerly played for the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball. He started at shortstop for the Red Sox in 2014 season and stayed with them until 2022.
Bogaerts also represented the Dutch baseball team in the 2011 World Baseball World Cup, which the team won. He has also participated in the 2013 and 2017 world baseball classic In the 2017 competition, Bogaerts had five hits in 22 at-bats with a slash line of .227/419/318. He had the most walks (7), leading the Dutch national team.
Xander has been named All-Star four times (2016, 2019, 2021, 2022). Along with that he was a World Series Champion two times in 2013, and 2018. He also has an All-MLB First Team selection in 2019. The most important of all is that he has been awarded Silver Slugger five times (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2022).
In 2023, Bogaerts made a comeback to play for the Dutch squad in the World Baseball Classic. In 15 at-bats over four pool games, he posted a slash line of .267/.353/.533.
Xander Bogaerts’s Parents
Jan Bogaerts and Sandra Brown are the parents of Xander Bogaerts. They both are proud parents to two twins Xander Bogaerts and Jair Bogaerts.
The fraternal twins Jair and Xander Bogaerts set their sights on the goal together in 2009 when they joined the Red Sox at the age of 16 out of Aruba. Both of them desired to play in the major leagues. However, their paths diverged following their first season of professional baseball. The twins initially believed that they both would be in the major leagues at the same time, but Xander quickly advanced when he played his first season in the US before Jair. He advanced all the way to Greenville (the Red Sox' Single-A club) by the end of his first season. Jair suffered in his first season as a professional baseball player with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox, while Xander thrived in that same season. Jair spent a second season with the DSL Red Sox in 2011 as Xander transferred from the DSL to Greenville.
Who is Xander Bogaerts’s Mother?
Xander Bogaerts' mother's name is Sandra Brown. She tried her best to make sure that her three children never missed anything, as if the absence of their father had never affected them. The children referred to their mother as "Supermom," and they watched as she juggled her responsibilities as a social worker with those of a single mother. According to Xander, Sandra never gave the family the impression that something was missing.
Who is Xander Bogaerts’s Father?
Xander Bogaerts' father's name is Jan Bogaerts. When Xander was very young, Jan left the family, but he kept in touch with his wife and children by phone. Their mother never stopped them from communicating with their father. On significant occasions, the children used to phone their father. However after 23 years of staying away from his family, Jan was reunited with the family later in 2018. Xander declared that he had forgiven his father for everything after being reunited with him.
What Nationality are Xander Bogaerts’s Parents?
Jan and Sandra both come from Aruba, a constituent country of the Netherlands. The family grew up in a four-bedroom home 12 miles southeast of Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba. It can be established that they both are Aruban and are of Danish Nationality.
FAQs
A. Xander Bogaerts is 30 years old presently ( as of October, 2023)
A. Jan Bogaerts is the father of Xander Bogaerts.
A. Sandra Brown is the mother of Xander Bogaerts.
A. Jan and Sandra both come from Aruba, a constituent country of the Netherlands. The family grew up in a four-bedroom home 12 miles southeast of Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba.
A. Xander Bogaerts's twin brother’s name is Jair Bogaerts.
