Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays have not played their best baseball lately. The New York Yankees, on the other hand, have been in their best form this season. Recently, the Red Sox played against the Rays, Xander Bogaerts made a huge compliment to the Rays’ youngster Wander Franco.

Notably, the Red Sox lost the three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. And Bogaerts was in awe of Wander Franco’s gameplay against his team. He compared the 21-year-old to MLB legends Ozzie Smith and Barry Bonds.

Just like Bogaerts, Franco also plays for the shortstop position for the Tampa Bay Rays. Having made his debut just a year back in the 2021 season, Franco has already made quite an impression in such a short time. Talking about Bogaerts, after hearing the compliments for his star player, the Rays manager also heaped praise on the Red Sox shortstop.

Kevin Cash thinks Xander Bogaerts is a combination of Ozzie Smith and Manny Ramirez

Having played for close to ten years in Major League Baseball, Xander Bogaerts is one of the best shortstops in the league. After making his debut for the Boston Red Sox, Bogaerts has not played for any other MLB franchise. Earlier this month, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Red Sox in a three-game series.

While playing against the Rays, Bogaerts noticed some good gameplay from the Rays shortstop Wander Franco. He even complimented him as “Ozzie Smith with the glove and Barry Bonds with the bat.”

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Reacting to this, the Rays manager Kevin Cash said that he feels the same way for Bogaerts. The Rays manager said when he comes to the plate it feels like Ozzie Smith and Manny Ramirez are playing as Bogaerts.

“I feel the same way about Xander Bogaerts, to be honest with you,” said Kevin Cash. “I mean we have seen that guy. If such a talented player play against us. That’s how it feels when he is coming up to the plate, Ozzie Smith and Manny Ramirez. So I am sure Wander appreciates the compliment, I mean to be in the same bracket as those guys.”

If Franco continues to play like this for the rest of his career, he might be one of the best shortstops in the league for sure. But it all depends on him. What do you think of his future? Do you agree with what Bogaerts said about him?

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