The next year, at age 18, Bogaerts played for the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League, where he had a slash line of .260/.324/.509, fielded .924, and hit 16 home runs in 72 games.

"[8] Bogaerts started the season with Portland and was promoted to the Pawtucket Red Sox of the Triple-A International League in mid-June.

On September 7, Bogaerts hit his first MLB home run against New York Yankees pitcher Jim Miller.

[citation needed] During his brief stint in the majors in 2013, Bogaerts appeared in 18 games batting .250 with a home run, five RBIs, and a stolen base.

On May 29, Bogaerts had his first walk-off plate appearance on a throwing error by Atlanta Braves third baseman Chris Johnson, allowing Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to score.

[14] On June 2, the Red Sox re-signed Stephen Drew and Bogaerts was moved back to third base.

Bogaerts returned to shortstop once again when the Red Sox sent Drew to the rival New York Yankees at the trading deadline on July 31.

In 2015, Bogaerts led the Red Sox with a career-high .320 average (along with seven home runs and 81 RBIs), finishing second only to Miguel Cabrera for the American League batting title.

[17] On top of his breakout offense, Bogaerts was also a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award at shortstop.

[20] Bogaerts finished the season batting .294 with 21 home runs and 89 RBIs, and was once again given the American League's shortstop Silver Slugger Award.

[28] He hit another grand slam on July 14, this one an extra-innings walk-off home run against the Toronto Blue Jays.

[34] Bogaerts finished the 2019 season with a .309 average, 52 doubles, 33 home runs and 117 RBIs (second in the American League).

[41] Bogaerts played in a total of 144 games during the regular season for Boston, batting .295 with 23 home runs and 79 RBIs.

[35] He also appeared in 11 postseason games, batting 12-for-46 (.261) as the Red Sox advanced to the American League Championship Series.

[51] On May 20, 2024, Bogaerts fractured his left shoulder while attempting a diving play on a ball hit by Ronald Acuña Jr.

[57] However, Pool A ended in a five-way tie, with all five teams finishing with 2-2 records, and the Netherlands was eliminated by tiebreaker.

[58] Bogaerts has a twin brother named Jair[59] who also signed with the Red Sox as an international free agent.

[59] Bogaerts is the fifth Aruban to play in MLB, following Sidney Ponson, Calvin Maduro, Gene Kingsale, and Radhames Dykhoff.

In 2011, after winning the gold medal in the Baseball World Cup, Bogaerts was inducted into the Knights Order of Orange-Nassau by the Governor of Aruba.

[61] On February 10, 2021, the Commandeur Pieter Boer School in San Nicolas, Aruba, changed its name and became Scol Basico Xander Bogaerts.