Boston Red Sox Spring Training Game Notes
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BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (0-2) vs. Minnesota Twins (1-1) • 1:05 p.m. • JetBlue Park, Fort Myers, FL Boston Red Sox (0-2) at Baltimore Orioles (2-3) • 1: 05 p.m. • Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota, FL SPLITTING UP: Boston breaks for split-squad action this DAVID IN BOSTON: With the offseason trade of Jimmy afternoon...The club hosts Minnesota at JetBlue Park and Rollins from the Phillies to the Dodgers, the active players MEDIA GUIDE: The 2015 Boston Red also visits Baltimore in Sarasota, both 1:05 p.m. starts... with the longest continuous tenure with any MLB team are Sox Media Guide is accessible online John Farrell will remain with the team in Fort Myers while now David Ortiz with Boston and Chase Utley with Philly. at http://pressroom.redsox.com. Print copies will be available to media mem- Torey Lovullo leads the road squad at Ed Smith Stadium. Ortiz’s 1,656 games for the Red Sox are the most The Sox’ only remaining split-squad action this spring among active players for any single team, as are his bers in the coming days. comes on 4/1, when they host Toronto and visit the 408 HR with Boston...He is one of only 25 players all- Twins, with each beginning at 1:05 p.m. time to hit at least 400 HR for a single franchise, and IN CAMP: Boston has 57 players in the only active player to do it. CHAIRMAN’S CUP CONTINUED: The Red Sox and Twins Major League Spring Training Camp, match up today for the 2nd of 9 times this spring as they FLASHBACK FRIDAY: It was exactly 10 years ago yester- including 17 non-roster invitees...The battle for the Chairman’s Cup (formerly Mayor’s Cup)...Bos- day, on 3/6/05, that Hanley Ramirez, then the top Red Sox breakdown: 29 pitchers (9 invitees), 6 ton dropped the fi rst matchup Thursday night at Hammond prospect, started a triple play during a spring training game catchers (3 invitees), 13 infi elders (4 Stadium by a 9-8 score. against the Phillies at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers. invitees), and 9 outfi elders (1 invitee). Before last year’s series ended in an unprecedented In the 6th inning, after Ryan Howard and Jason tie (3-games-to-3), Boston had taken 6 of 7 the Michaels walked, Todd Pratt hit a line drive...Ramirez previous Cup titles, including both 2012 and 2013... caught the liner, stepped on 2B, and threw to 1B. HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED Prior to that 7-gear stretch, the Twins won 10 of the RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER fi rst 14 series from 1993-2006. AT THE HELM: John Farrell returns in 2015 for his 3rd sea- Amateur Draft Picks (12): Barnes (2011- son as Red Sox Manager...He guided the Red Sox to the 1st round), Betts (2011-5th round), Brad- This cross-town rivalry is in its 23rd season, with World Series title in 2013, his 1st year as skipper, when he ley Jr. (2011-compensation round), Brentz Minnesota holding an 11-10-1 advantage over Boston was runner up for the AL Manager of the Year Award...In (2010-compensation round), Buchholz all-time...The twins have a 64-58-1 edge in those 2 years at the helm of the Red Sox, he is 168-156 (.519). (2005-compensation round), Cecchini (2010- contests. On 2/21, the Red Sox extended Farrell’s contract 4th round), Coyle (2010-3rd round), Pedroia SEEING THE BIRDS: Boston visits the Orioles today for through the 2017 season with a club option for 2018. (2004-2nd round), Shaw (2011-9th round), the fi rst of two meetings between these clubs this spring... Swihart (2011-1st round), Vazquez (2008-9th They match up again on 3/20 at JetBlue Park. COACHING CREW: The Red Sox hired Chili Davis as major round), Workman (2010-2nd round). league hitting coach in October...The addition of Davis, who By Trade (13): Craig (From Cardinals, July These AL East rivals will face each other 19 times returns to the Red Sox organization after serving as hitting 2014), Escobar (From Giants, July 2014), during the regular season, beginning with 4 games coach for Triple-A Pawtucket in 2011, marks the club’s only Hanigan (From Padres, Dec. 2014), Hembree at Fenway Park from 4/17-20...Their fi rst series in major league coaching staff change from 2014. (From Giants, July 2014), Holt (From Pirates, Baltimore begins shortly thereafter, from 4/24-26. Dec. 2012), Kelly (From Cardinals, July 2014), Torey Lovullo returns as Bench Coach, Juan Nieves as Miley (From Diamondbacks, Dec. 2014), THE SQUEEZE: Boston is 2 games into its Grapefruit Pitching Coach, Brian Butterfi eld as Third Base Coach, Porcello (From Tigers, Dec. 2014), Rodriguez League schedule, in which the club plays 32 major league Arnie Beyeler as First Base Coach, Victor Rodriguez (From Orioles, July 2014), Ross Jr. (From spring training games over 31 days from 3/5-4/4. as Assistant Hitting Coach, and Dana LeVangie as Rangers, Jan. 2015), Spruill (From Diamond- Today marks the 3rd day into Boston’s stretch of 21 Bullpen Coach -- all joining Farrell for their 3rd season backs, Dec. 2014), Varvaro (From Braves, Dec. contests played in 20 days...It began with the start of in their current roles. 2014), Wright (From Indians, July 2012). Grapefruit League action (3/5) and continues until the PANNING FOR GOLD: Boston has 7 players on Baseball Free Agents (12): Breslow (Jan. 2015), Layne club’s only scheduled GL off-day on 3/25. America’s 2015 Top 100 Prospects List, tied with the Mets (Nov. 2013), Masterson (Dec. 2014), Mujica for the most in MLB: Blake Swihart (17), Rusney Castillo (Dec. 2013), Napoli (Jan. 2013), Nava (Jan. YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Red Sox lost their home Grape- 2008), Ogando (Jan. 2015), Ortiz (Jan. 2003), fruit League opener yesterday, dropping a 5-3 decision to (21), Henry Owens (44), Eduardo Rodriguez (59), Manuel Margot (72), Brian Johnson (82), and Rafael Devers (99). Ramirez (Nov. 2014), Sandoval (Nov. 2014), the Marlins at JetBlue Park...Boston tied the game 1-1 in Uehara (Oct. 2014), Victorino (Dec. 2012). the 2nd and 2-2 in the 4th, but could not recover after al- STAYING GROUNDED: In 2014, there were 34 pitchers International Free Agents (3): Bogaerts lowing 2 more runs in the top of the 5th. who threw 125.0 or more innings and had a ground ball (Aug. 2009), Castillo (Aug. 2014), Tazawa Starter Justin Masterson did not allow an earned run rate of at least 50%...The Red Sox acquired three of them (Dec. 2008). in 2.0 IP (1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO) and 5 of his 6 outs in two days from December 11-12: recorded came on the ground...Henry Owens (2.0 IP, NAME GB% MLB RANK 3 H, 2 R/ER, BB, 2 SO) took the loss, with both runs INSIDE THE 2014 SEASON Justin Masterson 59% 2nd allowed in the 6th, his 2nd inning of work, after a 1-2- FINAL RECORD: 71-91 (.438) 3 5th inning with 2 strikeouts. Wade Miley 52% 27th Rick Porcello 50% 33rd 5TH IN AL EAST, 25.0 GB BAL Daniel Nava (2-for-3, R, 2B) had the club’s only multi- HOME: 34-47; ROAD: 37-44 hit game...Hanley Ramirez (1-for-3, 2B) picked up a BROADCAST NEWS: NESN is televising 12 of Boston’s FALL TO FIFTH: One year after win- double, while Garin Cecchini (1-for-3, 2 RBI) tied the 34 exhibition games this spring, with their fi rst broadcast game twice, with an RBI single in the 2nd inning and ning the 2013 World Series, the Red Sox on Sunday at NYM...In addition, 5 games will be carried fell back to fi fth place in the AL East. a run-scoring groundout in the 4th. on national TV between ESPN (3/27) and MLB Network (3/5, 3/11, 3/28, 4/2)...On radio, WEEI will carry 15 games PLAYERS & ROOKIES: The Red Sox SOAK IN THE SUN: Of the club’s next 23 games beginning on either 93.7 FM or 850 AM...See schedule on page 2 for had 55 players appear for the team, 1 today, only one will be played at night, on 3/13 vs. NYY. details. shy of the club record (56 in 2012)... In total, the club plays 5 games under the lights this Boston’s 19 different rookies marked spring, with the fi nal 3 in the last 6 days of spring, all SPRING FOOTAGE: The Red Sox will make video high- the club’s most in a season since 21 against the Twins: 3/30 and 4/3 at JetBlue Park, and lights of select games available to the media for download rookies saw time on the 1926 squad. 4/2 at Hammond Stadium. at redsoxpressbox.com, including highlights from today’s action at JetBlue Park...Media must have an mlbpressbox. YOUTH ON DISPLAY: Between Xan- IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN: In 2015, the Red Sox will at- com username/password, which can be obtained by regis- der Bogaerts and Mookie Betts, Boston tempt to repeat their worst-to-fi rst championship run of tering through that site...Future posts are tentatively sched- led MLB with 192 starts by players 21 2013...That year, the Red Sox joined the 1991 Twins as the uled for Tuesday 3/10, and next Saturday 3/14.