RED SOX GAME NOTES (0-0) at (0-0) Friday, February 24, 2017 • JetBlue Park at Fenway South • Lee County, FL Online Pressbox: http://pressroom.redsox.com : @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes

1 DOWN, 200 TO GO: The Red Sox opened their 2017 HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Red Sox OF Andrew Ben- spring training schedule yesterday with a 9-6 win over intendi has been ranked No. 1 overall in America’s MEDIA GUIDE: The 2017 Boston Red Northeastern University...BOS has 200 games remaining Top 100 Prospects list...Since the list debuted in 1990, the Sox Media Guide is available for down- in 2017, including exhibition contests, Grapefruit League only other Red Sox player to begin a season ranked No. 1 load at http://pressroom.redsox.com games, and regular season play. overall is Daisuke Matsuzaka (2007)...Benintendi’s rookie and www.redsoxpressbox.com. 1B and DH Sam Travis each a 3- status remains intact for the 2017 season. HR in the 3rd yesterday...It was Moreland’s 1st Also representing the Red Sox on ’s IN CAMP: Boston has 58 players in game with the Red Sox since signing as a free agent Top 100 Prospects list are 3B Rafael Devers (No. 18) Major League Spring Training Camp, in- on 12/8/16, and Travis’s 1st game since suffering a and LHP Jason Groome (No. 43). cluding 18 non-roster invitees: 30 pitch- season-ending knee injury on 5/29/16. ers (8 NRI), 6 (3 NRI), 12 infield- (2.0 IP), Marcus Walden (1.0), Austin CLASSMATES: Of the 58 Red Sox players in major league ers (3 NRI), and 10 (4 NRI). Maddox (1.0), Ben Taylor (1.0), and Ty Buttrey (0.1) camp, 14 were selected in the 1st round of a June Draft: combined for 5.1 scoreless . Year Player Overall Team MOST WINS, RED SOX MANAGERS 2005 Brian Bogusevic 24th HOU GRAPEFRUIT : The Red Sox and Mets both open 2007 David Price 1st TB Rk. Wins their Grapefruit League schedules today...Their only other Matt Dominguez 12th FLA 5. 455 meeting this spring will be 3/8 at First Data Field in Port St. Rick Porcello 27th DET Lucie...BOS has won its last 5 spring training games against 6. 414 2010 Drew Pomeranz 5th CLE 7. 411 NYM, dating back to the 2011 season. Chris Sale 13th CWS 8. 345 36th BOS DEFENDING CHAMPS: The Red Sox won the 2016 AL 2011 19th BOS 9. 339 East Division title with a 93-69 record, finishing 4.0 games 26th BOS ahead of BAL (89-73) and TOR (89-73)...The division has Henry Owens 36th BOS RED SOX 2016 SPRING TRAINING seen 3 different champions in the past 3 years (2014-BAL, Jackie Bradley Jr. 40th BOS STATISTICAL LEADERS 2015-TOR, 2016-BOS), and no team has won consecutive 2012 24th BOS Stat Leader AL East titles since the Yankees from 2011-12. Brian Johnson 31st BOS The Sox have not won the AL East title in consecutive 2015 7th BOS AVG...... Marco Hernandez (.579) years since divisional play began in 1969...They have Hits...... Mookie Betts (24) been crowned division champions 8 times: 1975, FRESH FACES: 4 players on BOS’ 40-man roster are Runs...... Mookie Betts (15) 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, and 2016. making their Red Sox organization debut in 2017: Mitch Doubles...... Marco Hernandez (6) Moreland, Chris Sale, Tyler Thornburg, and Steve Selsky... HR...... Mookie Betts (4) MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: John Farrell returns for his RHP Kyle Martin and LHP Luis Ysla are the only players RBI...... Sam Travis (13) 5th season as Red Sox Manger, having been named the 46th on the 40-man roster with no major league experience. BB...... Brock Holt (7) manager in club history on 10/21/12...On 2/21/15, he signed a contract extension through the 2017 season with a club BUY LOCAL: Of the 58 players in Red Sox camp, only Matt HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED option for 2018; the team exercised that option on 12/5/16. Barnes was born in (Danbury, CT)...5 players RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER Farrell enters the 2017 season with 493 managerial were born in FL: Brian Johnson (Lakeland), Austin Maddox wins between BOS (339) and TOR (154)...He ranks 9th (Jacksonville), Deven Marrero (Miami), Chris Sale (Lake- Amateur Draft Picks (14) on the Red Sox’ all-time managerial wins list and is land), and (Miami). Barnes (2011-1st round), Benintendi fewer than 80 wins behind Eddie Kasko (8th, 345), 15 players in camp were born outside of the 50 United (2015-1st round), Betts (2011-5th Don Zimmer (7th, 411), and Jimy Williams (6th, 414). States, including 5 in the Dominican Republic, 4 in round), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensation Farrell finished 4th in BBWAA AL Manager of the Year Venezuela, 2 in Cuba, 1 in Puerto Rico, 1 in Canada, 1 round), Brentz (2010-compensation in Mexico, and 1 in Aruba. voting in 2016 after leading BOS to the AL East title round), Johnson (2012-1st round), Mar- and a 93-69 (.574) record...He and (1988, rero (2012-1st round), Martin (2013- 1990) are the only managers in Red Sox history to JETBLUE PARK: The Red Sox are starting their 6th spring lead the club to multiple division titles. at the Fenway South Spring Training and Player Develop- 9th round), Owens (2011-1st round), ment Complex in Fort Myers, FL since moving here in 2012... Pedroia (2004-2nd round), N. Ramirez CHANGE OF DISAR-SCENERY: The only change to the The complex’s main field, JetBlue Park, mimics the playing (2011-4th round), Swihart (2011-1st Red Sox’ major league coaching staff this offseason was the dimensions of in Boston...JetBlue Park’s total round), Vazquez (2008-9th round), hiring of Gary DiSarcina as bench ...This is his 7th sea- capacity is approximately 11,000, with 9,900 fixed seats. Workman (2010-2nd round) son working in the organization, having previously served This is the 25th consecutive season the Sox have By Trade (17) as a baseball operations consultant (2006), Short-A Lowell called Fort Myers, FL their Spring Training home Abad (From Twins, Aug. 2016), Elias manager (2007-09), minor league infield coordinator (2010), (1993-2017), having played at City of Palms Park and -A Pawtucket manager (2013)...In addition, his through 2011...Only Winter Haven, FL hosted the club (From Mariners, Dec. 2015), Hembree final season as a player came in 2002 with the PawSox. for more springs (27 years from 1966-92). (From Giants, July 2014), Hernandez (From Cubs, Dec. 2014), Holt (From Pi- YOUTH BRIGADE: (born 8/17/83), Chris SPRING FOOTAGE: The Red Sox will make video highlights rates, Dec. 2012), Kelly (From Cardinals, Young (9/5/83), and Hanley Ramirez (12/23/83) are the old- of select games available to the media for download at July 2014), Kimbrel (From Padres, Nov. est players in Red Sox camp, and they are only 33 years old. redsoxpressbox.com, including highlights from yesterday’s 2015), Leon (From Nationals, Mar. 2015), The youngest player in camp is 20-year-old non-roster game vs. Northeastern and today’s game vs. NYM...Media Pomeranz (From Padres, July 2016), Por- invitee Rafael Devers (born 10/24/96)...8 players on must have an mlbpressbox.com username/password, which cello (From Tigers, Dec. 2014), Rodriguez the Red Sox’ 40-man roster are younger than 25: can be obtained by registering through that site. (From Orioles, July 2014), Ross Jr. (From Andrew Benintendi (22), Eduardo Rodriguez (23), HOME WHITES: The Red Sox are scheduled to wear home Rangers, Jan. 2015), Sale (From White Mookie Betts (24), Xander Bogaerts (24), Marco Sox, Dec. 2016), Smith (From Mariners, Hernandez (24), Henry Owens (24), Blake Swihart white jerseys for the first time tomorrow vs. MIN...They will (24), and Luis Ysla (24). also don white uniforms on 3/5 vs. ATL, 3/10 vs. BAL, 3/19 Dec. 2015), Thornburg (From Brewers, Dec. 2016), Wright (From Indians, July 7 of the Red Sox’ 18 non-roster invitees are younger vs. MIN, and 3/25 vs. PHI. than 25 years old: Devers (20), Jamie Callahan (22), 2012), Ysla (From Giants, Aug. 2015) Jordan Procyshen (23), Sam Travis (23), Jake DePew LOOKING BACK: In 2016, the Red Sox led MLB in runs Free Agents (6) (24), Chandler Shepherd (24), and Ben Taylor (24). (878), AVG (.282), OBP (.348), SLG (.461), OPS (.810), and Moreland (Dec. 2016), Price (Dec. doubles (343)...They scored 101 more runs than any other 2015), H. Ramirez (Nov. 2014), San- AL team (CLE-777). LOOKING BACK: In 2016, the Red Sox took over sole pos- doval (Nov. 2014), Scott (Aug. 2011), BOS won 71 games in 2014, 78 in 2015, and 93 in session of 1st place in the AL East on 9/7 and never relin- Young (Dec. 2015) quished the lead...They began July with a 5.0-game deficit 2016...Their 15-win improvement from 2015 to 2016 and suffered a 21-2 loss to LAA at Fenway Park on 7/2, but was the largest in the majors...BOS last increased its International Free Agents (1) their .610 (50-32) from 7/3 through the win total in 3 consecutive years from 2001-04 (82 in Bogaerts (Aug. 2009) remainder of the season led the AL and ranked 2nd in the 2001, 93 in 2002, 95 in 2003, 98 in 2004). Off Waivers (1) majors behind only the Cubs (.642, 52-29). Red Sox led the AL with 9 complete games Selsky (From Reds, Jan. 2017) BOS led MLB in runs (878), AVG (.282), OBP (.348), and allowed the fewest HR in the AL (176) last Pick (1) season...Their .397 opponent SLG also led the AL. SLG (.461), OPS (.810), and doubles (343) in 2016. Rutledge (From Rockies, 2016)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. TIME RED SOX PITCHERS OPPOSING PITCHERS Fri., 2/24 vs. NYM 1:05 p.m. LHP Henry Owens, RHP , LHP , RHP Seth Lugo, RHP Marcos Molina, RHP Noe Ramirez, LHP Robby Scott, RHP Brandon Workman, RHP Hansel Robles, LHP Josh Edgin, RHP Erik Goeddel RHP Kyle Martin Sat., 2/25 vs. MIN 1:05 p.m. LHP Roenis Elias, RHP Tyler Thornburg, RHP Matt Barnes, RHP Phil Hughes, RHP Tyler Duffy, RHP Ryan Vogelsong, RHP Joe Kelly, LHP Robbie Ross Jr., RHP Heath Hembree, LHP Adalberto Mejia, RHP Ryan Pressly, LHP Ryan O’Rourke, LHP Edgar Olmos, RHP Austin Maddox RHP J.T. Chargois, RHP Alex Wimmers Sun., 2/26 at TB 1:05 p.m. RHP Hector Velazquez, RHP Marcus Walden, RHP Chris Archer, RHP Chase Whitley, RHP Kevin Gadea, LHP Fernando Abad, RHP Jamie Callahan, LHP Luis Ysla, RHP Chih-Wei Hu, LHP Ryan Yarbrough, RHP Jeff Ames, RHP Ben Taylor, RHP Kyle Martin RHP Andrew Kittredge Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 2017 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT SITE RESULT RECORD WINNER LOSER ATT. Thursday, 2/23 NORTHEASTERN JetBlue Park W 9-6 --- SHEPHERD Jahn BUTTREY 7,608 DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/RADIO Friday, 2/24 NEW YORK METS JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Saturday, 2/25 MINNESOTA JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM Sunday, 2/26 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Monday, 2/27 ST. LOUIS (Split Squad) JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Tuesday, 2/28 (Split Squad) JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Wednesday, 3/1 at Baltimore Sarasota 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Thursday, 3/2 TAMPA BAY JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Friday, 3/3 at Atlanta Disney 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Saturday, 3/4 at Pittsburgh Bradenton 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Sunday, 3/5 ATLANTA JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Monday, 3/6 at Houston West Palm Beach 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Tuesday, 3/7 at Washington West Palm Beach 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Wednesday, 3/8 at New York Mets Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m. WEEI 850 AM/MLB Network Thursday, 3/9 TEAM USA (WBC) JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Friday, 3/10 BALTIMORE JetBlue Park 6:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Saturday, 3/11 TAMPA BAY (Split Squad) JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESNplus/WEEI 850 AM at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) 1:05 p.m. Sunday, 3/12 at Philadelphia Clearwater 1:07 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Monday, 3/13 at Toronto Dunedin 1:07 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Tuesday, 3/14 TORONTO JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Wednesday, 3/15 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Thursday, 3/16 PITTSBURGH JetBlue Park 6:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Friday, 3/17 HOUSTON (Split Squad) JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Saturday, 3/18 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Sunday, 3/19 MINNESOTA JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM Monday, 3/20 BALTIMORE JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Tuesday, 3/21 at New York Yankees Tampa 6:35 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Wednesday, 3/22 Camp Day Thursday, 3/23 PITTSBURGH JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Friday, 3/24 at Toronto Dunedin 1:07 p.m. MLB Network Saturday, 3/25 PHILADELPHIA JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte 1:05 p.m. Sunday, 3/26 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Monday, 3/27 at Baltimore Sarasota 1:05 p.m. ESPN/WEEI 850 AM Tuesday, 3/28 at Pittsburgh Bradenton 6:05 p.m. NESNplus/WEEI 850 AM Wednesday, 3/29 MINNESOTA JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Thursday, 3/30 WASHINGTON JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Friday, 3/31 at Park 4:05 p.m. NESNplus/WEEI 850 AM Saturday 4/1 at Washington U.S. Naval Academy 2:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM TODAY’S RED SOX PITCHERS vs. NYM 60-HENRY OWENS, LHP First appearance of the spring 2016 IN REVIEW: Made 5 starts over 3 stints with BOS and 24 starts for Triple-A Pawtucket, finishing among leaders with a 3.53 ERA (6th), 10 wins (T-6th), 135 SO (4th), and a .217 opponent AVG (2nd)...His 135 SO, .217 opponent AVG, and 8.83 SO/9.0 IP led all IL lefties, while his 3.53 ERA placed 2nd in that group...Named 2016’s first IL of the Week for 4/7-10...In 3 starts from 4/8-18 prior to his 1st recall, allowed just 2 ER and 8 hits over 18.0 IP (1.00 ERA, 23 SO)... Recalled by BOS on 4/24 and made 3 starts over his 1st ML stint of the season, earning no decisions (5.11 ERA)...The Red Sox went 3-0 in those games...After the break, went 5-2 with a 2.63 ERA (16 ER/54.2 IP) in 9 Triple-A starts...Made his final 2 ML starts on 8/21 at DET (5.0 IP, 6 H, 8 ER, 5 BB) and 9/29 at NYY (L, 4.2 IP, 2 ER, 6 SO).

25-KYLE KENDRICK, RHP First appearance of the spring 2016 IN REVIEW: Spent the entire season in the Angels’ minor league system...Made 15 starts and 1 relief appearance for Triple-A Salt Lake, going 6-5 with a 4.82 ERA (49 ER/93.1 IP)...Also made 4 starts for the Rookie-level AZL Angels to rehab a right shoulder impingement (1-1, 2.31 ERA)...Held LHH to a .215 AVG (38-for-177) with Salt Lake...Pitched at least 6.0 innings in 6 consecutive starts from 5/26-6/23 before being placed on the DL on 7/1...Reinstated from the DL on 8/25 and made 3 more starts for the Bees, allowing just 3 ER in 14.1 IP (1.88 ERA)...Gave up 2 ER or fewer in 6 of his final 7 Triple-A starts.

58-FERNANDO ABAD, LHP First appearance of the spring 2016 IN REVIEW: Split the season between MIN and BOS, posting a 3.66 ERA (19 ER/46.2 IP) in 57 games...Allowed 0 runs in 42 of his 57 appearances (74%)...Held lefties to a .195 OBP, the lowest mark in the AL and 3rd-lowest in the majors (min. 75 LHH faced)...Opened the year with MIN and went 1-4 with 1 save and a 2.65 ERA (10 ER/34.0 IP) in 39 appearances for the Twins...Did not allow an over his first 13 appearances (12.0 IP)...Overall, allowed only 2 runs (1 ER) over his first 23 games of the season through 5/29 (0.47 ERA, 19.1 IP)...Traded to the Red Sox in exchange for RHP on 8/1...Held lefties to a .130 AVG (3-for-23) with BOS.

66-NOE RAMIREZ, RHP First appearance of the spring 2016 IN REVIEW: Appeared in 14 games over 8 ML stints with BOS, but spent a majority of the season with Triple-A Pawtucket (30 games)...Stranded 8 of 12 inherited runners (67%) and retired 9 of 14 first batters faced (64%) with BOS...Held opponents to a .235 AVG (4-for-17) with RISP...Averaged a career-best 11.1 SO/9.0 IP (54 SO/43.2 IP) for Pawtucket...Had a 14.0-inning scoreless streak that spanned 11 appearances from 5/10-6/28 (10 SO, 0 BB)...Held opponents to a .184 AVG (7-for-38) with RISP for the PawSox, including a .105 AVG (2-for-19) with 2 outs...Fanned 27 batters in 14.1 IP over a span of 8 appearances from 6/30-8/3.

63-ROBBY SCOTT, LHP First appearance of the spring 2016 IN REVIEW: Made his ML debut at the age of 27, pitching in 7 September games without allowing a run...Went 1-0 with 6 hits, 5 SO, and 2 BB over 6.0 IP... Was awarded the organization’s 2016 Award, given to a Red Sox minor league player who has demonstrated dedication and perseverance in overcoming obstacles while working his way to the Major League team...Earned Triple-A Pawtucket’s Most Valuable Pitcher and Community Spirit awards...Selected to the ML roster on 9/2...Became just the 2nd BOS pitcher since 1913 to begin his ML career with as many as 7 straight scoreless outings (also Drake Britton, 7, 2013)...Spent the majority of the season with Pawtucket, going 4-3 with a 2.54 ERA (22 ER/78.0 IP) and a 0.91 WHIP in 32 games (6 starts) while striking out 73 and walking just 14.

67-BRANDON WORKMAN, RHP First appearance of the spring 2016 IN REVIEW: Spent the year on the disabled list recovering from Tommy John surgery...Placed on the 15-day DL on 4/2...Transferred to the 60-day DL on 4/13...Made a total of 10 appearances over 2 separate rehab assignments with the Rookie-level GCL Red Sox, Short-A Lowell, and -A Portland...Made his first appearance on 7/5 with the GCL Red Sox vs. the GCL Orioles (L, 2.0 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 SO)...Made 5 appearances for Lowell from 7/8-8/11 before pitching 4 times for Portland from 8/17-30.

72-KYLE MARTIN, RHP First appearance of the spring 2016 IN REVIEW: Made 36 relief appearances for Triple-A Pawtucket, finishing 3-4 with a 3.38 ERA (25 ER/66.2 IP) and going 6-for-6 in save opportunities...Allowed 6 ER in 8.0 IP in his first 5 outings of the season, but posted a 2.91 ERA (19 ER/58.2 IP) in his remaining 31 games...Made 4 appearances in which he surrendered 0 hits in 3.0+ IP...Held right-handed batters to a .306 SLG, allowing only 5 XBH in 144 AB...Surrendered only 1 HR in his first 28 outings (50.1 IP)...Made 7 consecutive scoreless appearances from 6/20-7/17...Following the season, was rated by Baseball America as having the best in the organization.