Padres Make Xander Bogaerts Decision Before Rangers Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Shortstop Xander Bogaerts is in his thirteenth major-league season and third with the San Diego Padres. He previously spent ten seasons with the Boston Red Sox, making his debut at age 20 in 2013.

Bogaerts was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts on Friday, snapping a five-game hitting streak in which he was hitting .474/.524/.789 with one homer and three doubles. He is also hitting .338/.394/.554 over his last 17 games.

Xander Bogaerts is the epitome of a player who never wants to miss a game. Even dating back to his days with the Red Sox, manager Alex Cora had to sometimes drag B