LIVE: Padres welcome Xander to San Diego

The Padres are introducing infielder Xander Bogaerts, who signed an 11-year contract by means of the 2033 season, at a news convention proper now at Petco Park.

“We are very excited to add Xander to the San Diego Padres,” basic supervisor A.J. Preller mentioned. “His consistency and top-level production places him among the best players in our game. Xander’s makeup and championship pedigree are a strong fit for our team as we look to achieve our goal of bringing a World Series championship to San Diego.”

Bogaerts posted a slash line of .307/.377/.456 with 15 residence runs final season and is the proprietor of a .292 profession common, 1,410 profession hits and a pair of World Series rings, with the 2013 and ’18 Red Sox.