Ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates' National League pennant race against the champion Los Angeles Dodgers, they'll have to compete without shortstop Xander Bogaerts . After Bogaerts suffered a scary shoulder injury recently , he sustained a left foot injury, which will spell the end of his regular season.

However, the Padres are hopeful Bogaerts will return ahead of the MLB postseason, per USA Today's Bob Nightengale.

“Tough news for the San Diego Padres who will be without shortstop Xander Bogaerts for the rest of the regular season with a non-displaced fracture in his left foot. It's possible he could return for the postseason,” Nightengale reported.

Shortly after Bogaerts' injury was announced, the Padres released an official statement, saying their starting shortstop will be pl

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