Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts knows he’s worthy of being called an All-Star and he’s baffled as to why those involved in the selection process don’t seem to agree.
Bogaerts has emerged as one of the best young shortstops in baseball over the last handful of years yet he has only one All-Star appearance on his resume, which came back in 2016. He took a step back the following season so if Bogaerts is being honest with himself, he didn’t deserve to make consecutive appearances.
Last year was a different story. Bogaerts entered the break with a solid .