Padres moving Xander Bogaerts

Xander Bogaerts now knows where he’ll play for Padres in 2025
Xander Bogaerts is going back to a familiar place. The San Diego Padres star return to the shortstop position for the 2025 MLB season, manager Mike Shildt confirmed during the annual fan fest. The decision comes after Ha-Seong Kim signed with the Tampa Bay Rays this offseason.
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Expected to play shortstop in 2025
Bogaerts will be the Padres' starting shortstop during the upcoming season, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports. San Diego shifted Bogaerts to second base ahead of the 2024 campaign, and he ended up making 85 starts there.
Padres moving Bogaerts back to SS, Cronenworth to 2B
When Xander Bogaerts arrived at spring training one year ago, he was informed his new position was second base. This year, Bogaerts will be back at his familiar shortstop when the San Diego Padres open spring training later this month in Peoria,
MLB Insider Provides Massive Update on Padres' Xander Bogaerts Trade
The San Diego Padres are open to trading Xander Bogaerts alongside a top prospect to an MLB team that is willing to take on Bogaerts hefty 11-year, $280 million contract.
Mike Shildt on Xander Bogaerts playing shortstop
Mike Shildt discusses the Padres' infield, inlcuding Xander Bogaerts playing shortstop. San Diego Padres; press conference; FanFest; dot-menu-51439
The Padres Need Xander Bogaerts To Bounce Back to All-Star Form
It’s surprisingly easy to forget how productive Xander Bogaerts was from 2015-23. Over nine seasons, the shortstop slashed .297/.362/.468 with 162 home runs, 90 stolen bases, and 38.4 FanGraphs WAR, an average of 4.
Padres’ Xander Bogaerts set for familiar change in 2025
The San Diego Padres are not about to concede anything to the powerhouse team in the National League West Division known as the Los Angeles Dodgers. While the Dodgers are the defending World Series champions and they have won the division title in 11 of the past 12 seasons,

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