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Video: Xander Bogaerts hits first career MLB home run - Over the Monster
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Xander Bogaerts sets Red Sox record for games at shortstop
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Why Justin Turner took Xander Bogaerts' No. 2 jersey with Red Sox – NBC Sports Boston
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If Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts Claims Batting Title, He'll Know Who To Thank - Sports Illustrated Inside The Red Sox
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Xander Bogaerts Knows End Of Red Sox Season Could Be 'Emotional
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Xander Bogaerts, now the old sage at 28, relishes role as longest-tenured player on Red Sox - The Boston Globe
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If Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts Claims Batting Title, He'll Know Who To Thank - Sports Illustrated Inside The Red Sox
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Red Sox: Xander Bogaerts becomes a leader at WBC
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Ten years later, a look back on the Red Sox signing of Xander Bogaerts - The Boston Globe
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Red Sox have sweetened their offers to Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers - The Boston Globe