Longtime shortstop Xander Bogaerts headed into the 2024 season as the Padres’ new everyday second baseman, but he moved back to short in September to fill the void when Ha-Seong Kim was lost to ...

“They've also gone down the path of saying, ‘Hey, we'll trade one of our top prospects with Xander Bogaerts, if you take Bogaerts’ contract,’” Bowden said. Bogaerts signed an 11 ...

One of the Padres' key performers is Xander Bogaerts, and he is returning to his most familiar position. Expand Tweet The Padres spoke with Bogaerts in the offseason about returning to shortstop ...