Xander Bogaerts won’t be able to avoid the injured list after all. The San Diego Padres second baseman suffered a fractured shoulder, the team announced . Bogaerts, according to San Diego Union Tribune’s Kevin Acee , plans to play again this season — perhaps late-summer — and will avoid surgery.
There’s also no indication that he tore his labrum, but will receive more tests Wednesday. Bogaerts dove for a ball in the third inning of the San Diego’s 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Monday that left the former Boston Red Sox shortstop in visible pain. He remained down briefly before a trainer came out to tend to him.
Bogaerts got to his feet, but was doubled over favoring his left shoulder. After trying to move it around, Bogaerts left the game. Padres manager Mike Shildt told reporters after Monday’s game that Bogaerts had some range of motion and strength in his arm and that “the initial feedback is the best-case scenario.
” Bogaerts’ injury happened in similar fashion to that of Trevor Story’s, who underwent season-ending surgery after diving for a ball earlier this season . While it’s unclear if Bogaerts will have a similar outcome as Story, it’s still a blow to San Diego’s lineup. The Padres signed Bogaerts to an 11-year, $280 million contract ahead of the 2023 Major League Baseball season.
It’s been a difficult start to the 2024 campaign for Bogaerts with just four home runs, 14 RBI and a .220 batting average..
