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Today's Linkster #52 · MLB

Xander Bogaerts to Albert Pujols

On Thursday, October 22, 2026, everyone playing the MLB Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Xander Bogaerts to Albert Pujols in as few links as possible. Par was 2, counted through teams, but any shared college or team counted as a move.

The two players

  • Xander Bogaerts (SS, 2016–2025) Teams: Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres.
  • Albert Pujols (1B, 2016–2022) College: Maple Woods CC. Teams: Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals.

Seasons 2016–2025. Teams only count from seasons in that range.

How it went

7 players solved it on the day. 5 matched par. The winning run was Aidan_1012's: 2 moves in 0:07.9.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through teams alone it takes 2, which is par:

  1. Xander Bogaerts
  2. Boston Red Sox Mookie Betts
  3. Los Angeles Dodgers Albert Pujols

No other kind of link made it any shorter.