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Xander Bogaerts has been in phenom Benintendi's shoes

SEATTLE -- It would be perfectly understandable if Andrew Benintendi was sleepless in Seattle.

Benintendi joined the Boston Red Sox in Seattle on Tuesday and is scheduled to make his major-league debut Wednesday night against the Seattle Mariners. Considering the 22-year-old left fielder was the Red Sox's first-round draft pick last year and ranked No. 3 by ESPN in Keith Law's midseason Top 50 prospects, it will be a stop-the-presses event.

"I'm extremely excited," Benintendi said. "It's something I've dreamed of since I was a kid, and to finally be here, it's an unreal feeling.