Xander Bogaerts so excited to play for Red Sox he couldn't dress himself

Xander Bogaerts is the best prospect the Red Sox have had in ages, one lauded for his maturity and poise at the plate despite his youth. He's still just a kid playing baseball, though, and on Tuesday night, it was played on the world's biggest stage in his major-league debut.

The excitement might have gotten the best of him:

Xander Bogaerts is pumped about first big league game. Said he didn't notice he had warmup shirt on backward until Napoli told him. #RedSox

— Joe Stiglich (@joestiglich) August 21, 2013

It's for the best that Mike Napoli noticed Bogaerts' fashion faux pas when he did. What if Bogaerts had gotten his first big-league hit with his warm-up shirt on backwards, and mashed a homer or two in his debut night? Would this have become a thing enforced on him by the other players, sacrificing comfort for production? They're baseball players, so yeah, probably.

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