The Most Famous
BASEBALL PLAYERS from Aruba
This page contains a list of the greatest Aruban Baseball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 91 Baseball Players, 1 of which were born in Aruba. This makes Aruba the birth place of the 9th most number of Baseball Players behind Panama, and Canada.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Aruban Baseball Players of all time. This list of famous Aruban Baseball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Xander Bogaerts (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 37.76, Xander Bogaerts is the most famous Aruban Baseball Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Xander Jan Bogaerts (born October 1, 1992; Papiamento pronunciation: [ˈsandər ˈboxarts]) is an Aruban professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox. He represents the Netherlands national team in international competition. After being signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox in 2009, Bogaerts made his MLB debut in 2013, appearing in 30 games between the regular season and postseason, and helping the Red Sox to the World Series championship. He became the Red Sox' starting shortstop in 2014 and later won his second World Series in 2018. He is a five-time winner of the American League's Silver Slugger Award, as well as a four-time All-Star. He has the most games played at shortstop for the Red Sox, having set the record in 2022. After 10 seasons with Boston, Bogaerts signed an 11-year deal with the Padres following the 2022 season.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Aruban baseball players born between 1992 and 1992. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Aruban baseball players include Xander Bogaerts. As of April 2024, 1 new Aruban baseball players have been added to Pantheon including Xander Bogaerts.
