While the Boston Red Sox will be thrilled to get their All-Star shortstop back in camp, Xander Bogaerts is returning to the team a bit earlier than he had hoped.
Bogaerts has been away this spring since joining the Netherlands team for the World Baseball Classic. The tournament took him all over the map, from Seoul to Tokyo, only to end in Los Angeles when the Dutch were eliminated by Puerto Rico in a heartbreaking extra-innings affair.
With the score tied in the 11th inning, Eddie Rosario hit a sac fly to center field that scored Carlos Correa for the walk-off win.