San Diego Padres infielder Xander Bogaerts will not move to shortstop full time after injury to Ha-Seong Kim.
for the first time in his career this week after jamming his shoulder. With Kim out, the Padres surprisingly utilized Tyler Wade at shortstop, rather than bringing Xander Bogaerts back to the position.
“I made a big choice in spring training, and I think everyone should respect that,” Bogaerts said, via. “I mean, I did it for the team. I moved. And it asking a lot for me to just keep playing back and forth." “We talked about the situations and the possibilities of me going there, what the scenarios may have to be,” Bogaerts said. “And tonight was one of those.”
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