San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt provided an encouraging update about infielder Xander Bogaerts between games of Monday's doubleheader.
X-rays on Bogaerts' left shoulder were negative, San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt said, and "the initial feedback is a best-case scenario."). "He’s got some strength and some range of motion, so more time will tell. At least the initial feedback is initially a best-case scenario.”
Mike Shildt discussed the keys to his team's big comeback victory over the Braves and the initial feedback he's received on Xander Bogaerts' shoulder:Boagerts suffered the injury diving for — and stopping — a ground ball headed for the outfield in the third inning of the Padres' 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves. The Padres and Braves are playing the second game of their doubleheader this afternoon and will be without Bogaerts for that game..
Bogaerts has been struggling this season, slashing .219/.265/.316 with four home runs, 14 RBIs, and 40 strikeouts. The 12-year veteran moved over to second base this year to allow Ha-Seong Kim to play shortstop, and has been an above average defender this season, averaging four outs above average. Unfortunately, his bat hasn't been able to catch up, as his .581 OPS would be the lowest of his career.
The glove has been there all season long, as it was again Monday. The significance of Bogaerts stopping a potential base hit by Ronald Acuña Jr. in a one-run victory was not lost on Shildt. "By the way, huge play," the manager said. "Huge play. That stops a run, and that ended up being a big deal.”J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content for Halos Today and Inside the Padres, and is the author of 'The 50 Greatest Dodger Games Of All Time.' He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.
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