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Red Sox SS Xander Bogaerts opts out, enters free agency
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Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts hits Grand Slam vs Tampa Bay Rays
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Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts blows a bubble during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa Stock Photo - Alamy
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Red Sox star Xander Bogaerts removed from game vs. Rays due to COVID-19
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Will Xander Bogaerts Be Back in 2023?
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Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts, left, looks on as Marco Hernandez, top right, throws to first after forcing out Tampa Bay Rays' Travis d'Arnaud (37) during the first inning of a
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Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts projected to receive 8-year, $225-million contract in free agency
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