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San Diego Padres: Xander Bogaerts off to hot start in 2023
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Taylor, Dodgers rally for 5 runs in the 8th to beat the Padres 10-5 - ABC News
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Tom Krasovic: Xander Bogaerts' HR may signal turnaround for Padres' scuffling shortstop - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts batting during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Thursday, April 13, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull Stock Photo - Alamy
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Odor's 3-run homer in 9th gives Padres 8-6 win over Nationals
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Padres hold off banged-up Angels
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Juan Soto hits a 3-run homer in the ninth, and Padres rally to stun weary Dodgers 11-8 – NBC Los Angeles
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MLB Notes: Bogaerts off to hot start, but how have other ex-Red Sox fared?
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Friar Notes: Bogaerts Sets Record for Reaching Base; Notes on Designated Hitters, Hader, Wilson, Tatis, by FriarWire
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Blake Snell's latest quality start helps Padres beat Astros
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Cron's third homer not enough for Rockies in loss to Padres
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Xander Bogaerts homers as the Padres blank the Marlins - CBS Miami
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Xander Bogaerts homers as Padres overpower Angels
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Bogaerts to Padres for 11 years, $280 million