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Boston Red Sox (5-6) at (5-6) Sunday, March 13, 2016 • 1:05 p.m. • • Port Charlotte, FL

GRAPEFRUIT STATUS: Today the Red Sox continue their FARRELL’S RETURN: returns for his 4th sea- MEDIA GUIDE: The 2016 Boston Red Grapefruit League slate with a road game against a split son as Red Sox Manger in 2016...He missed from August Rays squad (Tampa is also playing a road game against 14 through the end of the 2015 regular season on medical Sox Media Guide is available for down- the Blue Jays)...This is the 12th contest (5-6 thus far) in a leave after being diagnosed with stage 1 non-Hodgkin’s load at http://pressroom.redsox.com. stretch of 31 Grapefruit League games over 30 days, which Burkitt lymphoma...In his absence, Bench Coach Torey Members of the media may see a mem- began Wednesday and continues through March 31...The Lovullo served as interim manager. ber of the Red Sox Media Relations De- Sox conclude their exhibition schedule with 2 additional partment to request a print copy. games against Toronto in Montreal from April 1-2. RUBEN ADDED: The only change to the Red Sox’ major league coaching staff this offseason was the hiring of Ru- The Sox break for split-squad action on Friday, March ben Amaro Jr. as fi rst base coach in October...The upcoming 18 (vs. MIN, at TB) and March 30 (at PIT, at TB)... IN CAMP: Boston has 55 players in season will be the fi rst coaching baseball at any level for Boston’s only off-day from today until the last of 2 Amaro, who has over 30 years of baseball experience as Major League Spring Training Camp, games in Montreal comes on March 23. a player and front offi ce executive...He most recently was including 15 non-roster invitees...The Boston opens the regular season on April 4 at CLE and Senior Vice President and of the Phillies breakdown: 27 (5 invitees), 6 plays its fi rst game on April 11 vs. BAL. for parts of 7 seasons from Nov. 2008 to Sept. 2015. (3 invitees), 13 infi elders (3 invitees), and 9 outfi elders (4 invitees). YESTERDAY’S GAME: The Sox fell to 5-6 in Grapefruit Torey Lovullo returns as Bench Coach, Chili Davis as League play yesterday, losing to the Marlins, 11-8, at Jet- Hitting Coach, Carl Willis as Pitching Coach, Brian Blue Park...The Sox fell behind 5-0 in the 3rd inning and Butterfi eld as Third Base Coach, Victor Rodriguez scored 7 of their 8 runs over the last 2 frames. as Assistant Hitting Coach, and Dana LeVangie as HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED Coach. Boston a spring-high 3 homers in the loss, by 1B RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER Hanley Ramirez (1-for-3, HR, RBI), RF (1- DOMBROWSKI ABOARD: 2016 marks David Dombrows- Amateur Draft Picks (16): Barnes (2011- for-3 HR, 2 RBI), and 3B Travis Shaw (2-for-2, HR, 3 ki’s fi rst full season in the Red Sox organization after being 1st round), Betts (2011-5th round), Brad- RBI), who turned in Boston’s only multi-hit effort... hired as President of Baseball Operations last August 18... ley Jr. (2011-compensation round), Brentz LHP Henry Owens started and took the loss, allowing Among his offseason moves, Dombrowski acquired RHP (2010-compensation round), Buchholz 4 runs in 2.2 IP. Craig Kimbrel from the Padres (11/13/15), signed OF Chris (2005-compensation round), Coyle (2010- Young (12/2/15), signed LHP (12/4/15), and ac- 3rd round), Jerez (2011-2nd round), Johnson FIRST AT FIRST: Hanley Ramirez and Sam Travis, the Red quired RHP Carson Smith and LHP Roenis Elias from the (2012-1st round), Light (2012-1st round), Sox’ fi rst basemen yesterday, combined to go 2-for-4...In 11 Mariners (12/7/15). Marrero (2012-1st round), Owens (2011-1st Grapefruit League games this spring, Boston’s fi rst base- round), Pedroia (2004-2nd round), N. Ramirez men are batting .419 (18-for-43) with 3 HR and 13 RBI... ON THE ROSTER: On Boston’s 40-man roster, only Wil- (2011-4th round), Shaw (2011-9th round), Boston leads MLB in AVG, hits, and RBI at the position. liams Jerez, Pat Light, Sean Coyle, and Marco Hernandez Swihart (2011-1st round), Vazquez (2008-9th round), Workman (2010-2nd round). While playing 1B this spring, Travis Shaw is 2-for-3 do not have major league experience...The youngest player (.667), Sam Travis is 7-for-13 (.538), Allen Craig is in camp is non-roster invitee Sam Travis (22, born 8/27/93) By Trade (14): Craig (From Cardinals, July 4-for-12 (.333), and Hanley Ramirez is 5-for-15 (.333). and the oldest is Koji Uehara (40, born 4/3/75). 2014), Elias (From Mariners, Dec. 2015), Escobar (From Giants, July 2014), Hanigan Those in major league camp were born as close to (From Padres, Dec. 2014), Hembree (From Gi- SHAWKING START: Travis Shaw went 2-for-2 yesterday Boston as Danbury, CT (Matt Barnes)...Players in camp and is now batting .526/.571/.895 (10-for-19, 2B, 2 HR, ants, July 2014), Hernandez (From Cubs, Dec. come from 7 foreign countries: Aruba (Bogaerts), 2014), Holt (From Pirates, Dec. 2012), Kelly 8 RBI, 2 BB) in 7 Grapefruit League games...He leads the (Castillo, Elias), Dominican Republic (Hernandez, Grapefruit League in AVG, OBP, SLG, and OPS (1.466). (From Cardinals, July 2014), Kimbrel (From Marmol, Mendez, Ortiz, H. Ramirez), Japan (Tazawa, Padres, Nov. 2015), Porcello (From Tigers, Uehara), Puerto Rico (Vazquez), Venezuela (Cuevas, Dec. 2014), Rodriguez (From Orioles, July CATCHING RAYS: Today’s game marks the 3rd of 5 meet- Escobar, Leon, Rodriguez, Sandoval), and Mexico (Solis). ings between the Red Sox and Rays this spring, with the 2014), Ross Jr. (From Rangers, Jan. 2015), clubs even thus far, 1-1...Boston next faces Tampa Bay on BETTS & BOGEY: From May 19 through the end of the Smith (From Mariners, Dec. 2015), Wright Friday in Port Charlotte as part of split squad action (also at 2015 regular season, the top 2 hitters in the AL by AVG (From Indians, July 2012). home against the Twins). were Boston’s Xander Bogaerts (.335) and Free Agents (7): Layne (Nov. 2013), Ortiz These clubs will face each other 19 times during the (.315)...The now-23-year-olds were born within a week of (Jan. 2003), Price (Dec. 2015), H. Ramirez regular season, fi rst in Boston from 4/19-21...They will each other in 1992 on 10/1 (Bogaerts) and 10/7 (Betts). (Nov. 2014), Sandoval (Nov. 2014), Uehara (Oct. 2014), Young (Dec. 2015). not meet again until 3 games at the Trop, 6/27-29. Betts and Bogaerts were the 1st Red Sox teammates, International Free Agents (3): Bogaerts both in their age-22 season or younger, to each total Last season marked Boston’s 2nd in a row dropping (Aug. 2009), Castillo (Aug. 2014), Tazawa at least 174 hits in a season. its season series to the Rays, 9-10...The Sox doubled (Dec. 2008). up the Rays at , winning 6 of 9 meetings and outscoring Tampa Bay, 51-25, on Yawkey Way. PANNING FOR GOLD: The Red Sox have 4 players among the fi rst 20 of Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list, FINALE BEGINS: announced on November 18, twice as many as any other team...They are: Yoan Moncada 2016 RED SOX his 40th birthday, that the 2016 season will be his last as a (3rd), Andrew Benintendi (15th), Rafael Devers (18th), and GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE LEADERS Anderson Espinoza (19th). major league player...It will be his 20th big league season BATTING (debuted in 1997) and his 14th with Boston (since 2003). JETBLUE PARK: This spring marks the Red Sox’ 5th at Runs ...... 6, Hernandez A member of the Red Sox since 2003, Ortiz is the the Fenway South Spring Training and Player Development Hits ...... 10, Shaw active player with the longest continuous tenure with Complex in Fort Myers, FL since moving here in 2012... Doubles ...... 5, Hernandez his current major league team. The complex’s main fi eld, JetBlue Park, mimics the playing Triples...... 1, Betts dimensions of Fenway Park in Boston, including a Green Home Runs ...... 2, Shaw FOND FORT FAREWELL: This marks David Ortiz’s 20th Monster in left fi eld...JetBlue Park’s total capacity is ap- RBI ...... 8, Shaw and fi nal Spring Training in Fort Myers...He called Ham- proximately 11,000, with 9,900 fi xed seats. Walks ...... 3, Bradley & Marrero mond Stadium his Spring Training home as a member of the Stolen Bases ...... 2, LaMarre Twins from 1997-2002, then trained at City of Palms Park The Sox have called Fort Myers their Spring home for AVG ...... 538, Shaw (2003-11) and JetBlue Park (2012-16) with the Red Sox. 24 consecutive seasons beginning in 1993 at City of OBP ...... 588, Hernandez Palms Park (through 2011)...Only Winter Haven, FL SLG ...... 895, Shaw In 333 career Grapefruit League games between the hosted the club for more springs (27 from 1966-92). 2 teams, Ortiz has hit .270 (238-for-882) with 44 HR (min. 10 AB for AVG, OBP, SLG) and 151 RBI, with a .244 AVG (143-for-585), 30 HR EL TIANTE TO CUBA: On Friday, MLB Commissioner Rob PITCHING and 98 RBI in 222 GL games for Boston. Manfred announced that Cuban-born , currently Wins ...... 1, 5 players serving as a Red Sox Special Assignment Instructor, will be Saves ...... 1, Cuevas & McCarthy HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Today is Sandy Leon’s 27th birthday. a guest of MLB during the Rays’ trip to Havana to play an Games ...... 5, Jerez exhibition game against the Cuban National Team at Esta- Innings ...... 7.2, Owens CUEVAS REASSIGNED: Prior to today’s game, the Red dio Latinoamericano on Tuesday, March 22. ...... 9, Owens Sox reassigned RHP William Cuevas to minor league camp... ERA ...... 0.00, Ramirez The club now has 55 players in major league camp, includ- and Cuba native Jose Cardenal will make (min. 4.0 IP for ERA) ing 15 non-roster invitees. the trip.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. TIME RED SOX PITCHERS OPPOSING PITCHERS Sun., 3/13 at TB 1:05 p.m. RHP , LHP Roenis Elias, RHP Heath Hembree, RHP Erasmo Ramirez, RHP Danny Farquhar, RHP , LHP Tommy Layne, LHP , RHP Sean O’Sullivan, LHP Enny Romero, RHP Andrew Bellatti LHP Williams Jerez Mon., 3/14 vs. PIT 1:05 p.m. RHP Joe Kelly, LHP Brian Johnson, RHP Matt Barnes, LHP Robbie Ross Jr., RHP Ryan Vogelsong, RHP John Holdzkom, LHP Kyle Lobstein, RHP Sean O’Sullivan, RHP Carlos Marmol, RHP Roman Mendez RHP Trey Haley Tues., 3/15 vs. NYY 6:05 p.m. LHP David Price, RHP Craig Kimbrel, RHP Junichi Tazawa, RHP Ivan Nova, RHP Bryan Mitchell, RHP Nick Rumbelow, RHP Noe Ramirez, RHP Anthony Varvaro, RHP Pat Light RHP Nick Goody, LHP James Pazos

Boston Red Sox Media Relations Department http://pressroom.redsox.com Twitter @BostonRedSoxPR Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 2016 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT SITE RESULT RECORD WINNER LOSER ATT. Monday, 2/29 JetBlue Park W 6-0 --- JEREZ Rapp --- 7,737 NORTHEASTERN JetBlue Park W 8-3 --- O’SULLIVAN Christian ------Wednesday, 3/2 MINNESOTA JetBlue Park L 7-4 0-1 May JOHNSON --- 10,017 Thursday, 3/3 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) W 6-5 1-1 LIGHT Rogers CUEVAS 8,131 Friday, 3/4 TAMPA BAY JetBlue Park W 7-2 2-1 MENDEZ Marinez --- 9,789 Saturday, 3/5 at New York-AL Tampa L 6-4 2-2 Rumbelow WRIGHT Goody 10,991 Sunday, 3/6 BALTIMORE JetBlue Park W 8-7 3-2 HEMBREE Roe McCARTHY 9,808 Monday, 3/7 TAMPA BAY JetBlue Park L 3-2 (10) 3-3 Reifer CUEVAS Sappington 10,031 Tuesday, 3/8 at Baltimore Sarasota W 5-1 4-3 ELIAS Gonzalez --- 7,894 Wednesday, 3/9 at Pittsburgh Bradenton W 6-2 5-3 KELLY Vogelsong --- 7,791 Thursday, 3/10 MINNESOTA JetBlue Park L 8-2 5-4 Santana PRICE --- 10,103 Friday, 3/11 at Toronto Dunedin L 2-1 (10) 5-5 Rowen SHEPHERD --- 5,549 Saturday, 3/12 MIAMI JetBlue Park L 11-8 5-6 Narveson OWENS Wittgren 9,915 DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/RADIO Sunday, 3/13 at Tampa Bay (Split Squad) Port Charlotte 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM Monday, 3/14 PITTSBURGH JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. Tuesday, 3/15 JetBlue Park 6:05 p.m. NESN/MLB Network* Wednesday, 3/16 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) 7:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM Thursday, 3/17 BALTIMORE (Split Squad) JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. MLB.com (Radio) Friday, 3/18 MINNESOTA JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. MLB.com (Radio) at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte 1:05 p.m. Saturday, 3/19 ST. LOUIS JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM Sunday, 3/20 at Port St. Lucie 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM/MLB Network* Monday, 3/21 at St. Louis Jupiter 1:05 p.m. ESPN Tuesday, 3/22 at Miami Jupiter 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, 3/23 Off Day Thursday, 3/24 NEW YORK METS (Split Squad) JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. MLB.com (Radio) Friday, 3/25 PITTSBURGH JetBlue Park 6:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM Saturday, 3/26 at Baltimore Sarasota 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM/MLB Network* Sunday, 3/27 PHILADELPHIA JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM Monday, 3/28 BALTIMORE JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. ESPN Tuesday, 3/29 at Minnesota (Split Squad) Lee County (Hammond) 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, 3/30 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte 1:05 p.m. at Pittsburgh Bradenton 1:05 p.m. MLB Network Thursday, 3/31 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) 1:05 p.m. Friday, 4/1 vs. Toronto Montreal (Olympic Stadium) 7:00 p.m. NESNplus/WEEI 93.7 FM Saturday, 4/2 vs. Toronto Montreal (Olympic Stadium) 1:00 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM * Will be aired to a local audience on NESN and a national audience on MLB Network TODAY’S RED SOX PITCHERS at TB

22-RICK PORCELLO, RHP 1 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2016 SPRING: Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings on 3/3 at MIN in his lone appearance of the spring...2015 IN 3/3 at MIN - 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 REVIEW: Set a career high with a team-leading 149 SO over 28 starts in his 1st season with BOS...Posted a 3.14 ERA (20 ER/57.1 IP) from 8/26 through the remainder of the season.

29-ROENIS ELIAS, LHP 1 G, 1-0, 0.00 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2016 SPRING: Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and earned the win Tuesday at BAL...2015 IN REVIEW: 3/8 at BAL W 2.0 4 0 0 1 2 Went 5-8 with a 4.14 ERA (53 ER/115.1 IP) and 97 SO in 22 appearances with SEA...Had a 1.61 ERA (5 ER/28.0 IP) in 4 starts against AL East opponents, allowing 2 ER or fewer in each of them.

37-HEATH HEMBREE, RHP 3 G, 1-0, 11.25 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2016 SPRING: Has 10 SO against 2 BB in only 5.0 IP this spring, including his 2/29 appearance vs. 2/29 NU - 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 Northeastern University...Allowed the first 5 batters to reach base Thursday vs. MIN...Recorded a perfect 3/3 at MIN - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 4th inning on 3/3 at MIN...2015 IN REVIEW: Posted a 1.50 ERA (4 ER/24.0 IP) and a .218 opponent AVG 3/6 BAL W 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 (19-for-87) in his final 21 ML games of the season. 3/10 MIN - 1.0 4 5 5 1 1

59-TOMMY LAYNE, LHP 4 G, 0-0, 2.25 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2016 SPRING: Has retired his last 7 batters faced (3 SO)...Recorded a perfect 6th inning Thursday vs. 3/2 MIN - 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 MIN, a perfect 6th Monday vs. TB, and a scoreless 4th on 3/5 at NYY...2015 IN REVIEW: Set career highs 3/5 at NYY - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 in appearances (64), SO (45), and IP (47.2)...Held LHB to a .148 AVG (13-for-88)...Led AL pitchers with a 3/7 TB - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 .170 SLG vs. LHB (2nd in MLB) and a .418 OPS vs. LHB (3rd in MLB). 3/10 MIN - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

51-EDWIN ESCOBAR, LHP 1 G, 0-0, 9.00 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2016 SPRING: Made his spring debut last Sunday vs. BAL, allowing 1 in the 7th inning...2015 IN 3/6 BAL - 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 REVIEW: Began the season on the Red Sox’ major league DL with left elbow inflammation...Went 3-3 with a 5.07 ERA (28 ER/49.2 IP) and 24 SO in 19 total games (7 starts) with -A Pawtucket.

62-SEAN O’SULLIVAN, RHP 1st Grapefruit League Appearance DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2016 SPRING: Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and earned the win on 2/29 against Northeastern 2/29 NU W 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 University...2015 IN REVIEW: Selected to PHI’s ML roster on 4/12 and made 13 starts with the club...Won his last 4 starts of the season for Triple-A Lehigh Valley, posting a 1.32 ERA (4 ER/27.1 IP) in that time. DEFENSIVE INNINGS - GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE GAMES

PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF TOTAL PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF TOTAL PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF TOTAL Allday 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Hernandez 0 0 16 0 25 0 0 0 41 Ramirez 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Betts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 35 Holt 0 0 15 5 7 0 0 0 27 Ramos 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 10 Boesch 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 25 32 LaMarre 0 0 0 0 0 1 39 1 41 Rosario 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Bogaerts 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 32 Leon 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Rutledge 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 8 Bradley Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 40 C. Marrero 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Sandoval 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 36 Brentz 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 14 29 D. Marrero 0 0 7 3 36 0 0 0 46 Shaw 0 5 0 19 0 0 0 0 24 Butler 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Mars 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Solis 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Castillo 0 0 0 0 0 23 5 5 33 Moncada 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 Sturgeon 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 10 Coyle 0 0 21 5 0 0 0 0 26 Monge 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 Swihart 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Craig 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 24 Travis 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 Dominguez 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 25 Ortiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vazquez 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Hanigan 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Pedroia 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 29 Young 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 10 25

2016 SPRING TRANSACTIONS February 29 OF David Murphy added as a non-roster invitee to the Spring Training roster. March 7 LHP Danny Rosenbaum reassigned to minor league camp. March 13 RHP William Cuevas reassigned to minor league camp.