Xander Bogaerts is etching his name progressively deeper into Boston Red Sox history with each passing year.
The Red Sox shortstop joined select company with three team legends Friday night when he batted in the 500th run of his career. By doing so before his Oct. 1 birthday, he become just the fourth player in Red Sox history to reach the 500-RBI mark before age 27, according to Red Sox senior manager of media relations and baseball information Justin Long.
The other Red Sox luminaries who have done what Bogaerts just accomplished are:Â Bobby Doerr, Jim Rice and Ted Williams.
Bogaerts has batted in a career-high 114 runs in 2019. His previous best came last year when he had 103 RBIs.
His current stature as a one of Boston’s most reliable bashers is a far cry from the player who had just 46 RBIs in 2014, his first full Major League Baseball season.
