Though the “Re-sign Xander” chants have been heard from Red Sox fans at Fenway Park recently, it doesn’t appear that Boston will actually have the opportunity to do so before the end of the 2022 season.
Xander Bogaerts, the 29-year-old Red Sox shortstop, could opt out of the three years and $60 million remaining on his current contract at the end of the season.
After Boston’s initial offer of a one-year extension worth $30 million was rejected in April, it appeared that the window of opportunity for agreeing to a new deal before the end of the season with Bogaerts was gone.