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An Update on Xander Bogaerts’ Injuries for the San Diego Padres
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Due to a wrist injury, San Diego Padres standout Xander Bogaerts is not in the starting lineup on Monday but plans to play on Tuesday. On Monday, he gave an update.
The San Diego Padres will once again play without star shortstop Xander Bogaerts when they visit the Chicago Cubs on Monday night at PetCo Park.
Since spring training, Bogaerts, who inked an 11-year, $280 million contract this year, has struggled with a wrist injury.
On Monday afternoon, Jeff Saunders of the San Diego-Union Tribune gave the following update:
Bogaerts anticipated a better day.
According to him, surgery is not necessary, not even as a permanent solution.
In May, Bogaerts’ situation was undoubtedly worse due to the problem. He appeared in just 25 games while hitting.200. Before May, he hit.308.
He’s hitting.209 overall this season.252 with six stolen bases, seven home runs, and 21 RBI.
Before joining with San Diego, Bogaerts played for the Boston Red Sox for ten years. He was a part of the Red Sox winning World Series victories in 2013 and 2018. He is a.290 hitter with 163 home runs in his career.
