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Who Will Be Red Sox's 2023 Breakout Performer? Here Are Our
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How Xander Bogaerts became the Red Sox' unquestioned leader – NBC
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World Baseball Classic updates: Xander Bogaerts homers, Ha-Seong
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What Xander Bogaerts, Nathan Eovaldi Qualifying Offers Mean For
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2023 MLB predictions: World Series, LCS, division and wild card picks
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Xander Bogaerts
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Xander Bogaerts is the Boston elder statesman as the Red Sox open
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Xander Bogaerts is saying what the fans are thinking: Why won't
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At 28, Xander Bogaerts is the leader of this Red Sox team