Boston.com · Jun 15, 2018
Xander Bogaerts turned a pretty impressive double play Thursday
Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts begins to back away after forcing out Seattle Mariners' Dee Gordon at second base before completing a double play.Shortstop Xander Bogaerts turned in one of the more spectacular defensive plays of this Red Sox season Thursday in Boston’s 2-1 victory over Seattle.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, just after he’d given the Red Sox a 2-1 lead on a solo home run, Bogaerts slid to stop a grounder hit by Jean Segura up the middle. Bogaerts then reached back and tagged second base with his glove to force out Dee Gordon, then threw from his knees to first to get Segura.
