Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts made baseball history Saturday night in Mexico City by becoming the first major league player to hit a home run in four different countries.
Following his fourth-inning blast off San Francisco’s Jakob Junis, Bogaerts now has homered in the United States, England, Canada and Mexico. The talented hitter surpassed Tony Clark and Michael Brantley, who each homered in three countries.
It’s fitting that Bogaerts made international baseball history in Mexico City, with its elevation of 7,200 feet above sea level. Impressively, the Giants and Padres combined to hit a whopping 11 home runs, just two shy of the MLB record.
In 1,292 career regular-season games, Bogaerts has hit 162 home runs and recorded 696 RBIs. In his first season in San Diego, Bogaerts is off to a torrid start, hitting .311 with six home runs, 13 RBIs and 19 runs scored.
The Padres outlasted the Giants to win Saturday’s game, 16-11, at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú.
