PEORIA, Ariz. — A year ago, hours before the San Diego Padres’ first full-squad workout that spring, Xander Bogaerts was asked to go from being a lifelong shortstop to a sudden second baseman.

For six or sometimes eight or nine kilometers, Xander Bogaerts would run on the strand that winds along the white sand and clear water fronting the string of resorts on the west coast of Aruba. He was shedding some extra weight, getting back in shortstop shape, chasing youth.

Xander Bogaerts found himself with a new routine this offseason with the clear water and white sand of Aruba’s west coast resorts as his backdrop. The San Diego Padres infielder ran three or four mornings a week throughout November and December.

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