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Padres season preview: 8 topics that could define a season of unprecedented stakes - The Athletic
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Why the Padres may ask Xander Bogaerts to change positions in 2024 - The Athletic
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Batting Around: Have the Padres or Mets had a more disappointing first half of the season?
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17,695 Xander Bogaerts Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images
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Padres notes: Xander Bogaerts sits with recurring wrist soreness; Fernando Tatis Jr. keeps it up in New York - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Xander Bogaerts of the San Diego Padres poses for a photo at PETCO News Photo - Getty Images
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Mike Trout leaves Angels' loss to Padres with left wrist injury – Orange County Register
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Xander Bogaerts of the San Diego Padres hits a solo home run during News Photo - Getty Images
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High-spending Padres eliminated despite 3-2 win over White Sox