Xander Bogaerts continues to mature as a Major League hitter this season. The Boston Red Sox infielder has nearly cut his strikeout rate in half compared to 2014.

Bogaerts has also enjoyed the biggest increase (+13.6%) in batted balls to the opposite field this season over last season.

He struggled against sliders in 2014 and struck out over 23% of the time overall. Bogaerts was especially poor against pitches low in the zone, but he has attacked them with more regularity this season and seen more success.