Jair Bogaerts is the twin brother of Xander Bogaerts.
Xander Jan Bogaerts, an Aruban professional baseball shortstop for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball and the Netherlands national baseball team, was born on October 1, 1992, in Oranjestad, Aruba.
Bogaerts made his MLB debut in 2013, after being signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox in 2009. He appeared in 30 games throughout the regular season and postseason and helped the Red Sox win the World Series.
In 2014, he was named the Red Sox’s starting shortstop, and he won the American League’s Silver Slugger Award at the position in back-to-back years, 2015 and 2016, as well as in 2019.
