BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (3-5) vs. Minnesota Twins (5-4) Sunday, March 3, 2019 • JetBlue Park at Fenway South • Lee County, FL Game Coverage: NESN & WEEI 93.7 FM • Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes SATURDAY RECAP: The Red Sox were dealt a 9-1 loss HAVE WE BENINTRODUCED?: Andrew Benintendi is by the Orioles yesterday at JetBlue Park...Xander Bogaerts batting leadoff today...In 2018, he hit leadoff in 14 con- 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST provided the only BOS run with a solo homer in the 4th secutive Sox games from 5/27-6/10 while Mookie Betts FINAL STANDINGS inning...Mookie Betts went 1-for-1 with a walk and Gorkys dealt with an oblique injury...He reached base in each of Team Record GB Hernández was 2-for-3 as the leadoff hitter. those games and hit safely in 12 of them, batting .328 Red Sox 108-54 (.667) -- with a 1.115 OPS (19-for-58, 5 HR). Yankees 100-62 (.617) -8.0* HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: The Red Sox have sold out Rays 90-72 (.556) -18.0 each of their last 125 home Grapefruit League games, includ- CHAIRMAN’S CUP: The 2019 Chairman’s Cup (formerly Blue Jays 73-89 (.451) -35.0 ing each of their final 10 at City of Palms Park and all 115 at Mayor’s Cup) between the Red Sox and Twins continues to- Orioles 47-115 (.290) -61.0 JetBlue Park since its opening in 2012...The Sox have sold out day with the 3rd of 7 meetings between the teams (tied 1-1). 228 of their last 229 home Grapefruit League games. The Red Sox and Twins are tied, 12-12-2, in the yearly *Largest margin of victory ever for the The Red Sox are in their 8th spring at the Fenway South series, which began in 1993...Minnesota owns a 75- Red Sox since the AL East was formed Spring Training and Player Development Complex in 70-1 edge in those contests. Fort Myers, FL (2012-19)...This is the 27th consecutive MAYOR’S/CHAIRMAN’S CUP YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS IN CAMP: The Red Sox have 59 season the Sox have called Fort Myers their Spring Year Winner Year Winner players in Major League Spring Training home (1993-2019), having played at City of Palms Park through 2011...Winter Haven, FL also 1993 Minnesota 2006 Minnesota Training Camp: 28 pitchers (7 NRI), hosted the club for 27 years (1966-92). 1994 Minnesota 2007 Boston 6 catchers (3 NRI), 16 infielders (5 1995 Minnesota 2008 Boston NRI), and 9 outfielders (5 NRI). 1996 Minnesota 2009 Boston ON THE OFFENSIVE: Among Grapefruit League teams, 1997 Boston 2010 Boston the Red Sox rank T-1st in HR (13). 1998 Boston 2011 Minnesota RED SOX SPRING LEADERS Non-roster invitee Bryce Brentz leads the majors in 1999 Boston 2012 Boston Hitting Stat Leader SLG (1.077) and OPS (1.610), having gone 6-for-13 2000 Minnesota 2013 Boston (.462) with 2 HR and 2 2B. Hits .............. Bradley, Brentz, Devers (6) 2001 Minnesota 2014 TIE Runs ......................................Brentz (6) In the 2018 regular season, the Sox led MLB in runs 2002 Minnesota 2015 Boston scored (876), runs per game (5.4), AVG (.268), OBP RBI ....................................... Chavis (9) 2003 Minnesota 2016 Minnesota Doubles ......................................Lin (3) (.339), SLG (.453), OPS (.792), doubles (355), and 2004 Boston 2017 TIE XBH (594)...They also owned MLB’s 3rd-lowest HR ........................................ Chavis (3) strikeout rate (19.9%). 2005 Minnesota 2018 Boston AVG (min. 10 AB) ...........Bradley (.600) OBP (min. 10 AB) ...........Bradley (.600) SOX & TWINS: The Red Sox and Twins will face each SLG (min. 10 AB) ..........Bradley (1.300) SILVER SLUGGER: J.D. Martinez made his 2019 Grapefruit other 6 times during the 2019 regular season, with 3 League debut yesterday (0-for-2)...In 2018, he hit 0 HR in games scheduled for 6/17-19 at Target Field, and 3 Pitching Stat Leader 49 spring training plate appearances...He then hit 43 HR in games set for 9/3-5 at Fenway Park. Innings ...............................Lakins (5.0) the regular season, the most ever by a Red Sox player in his BOS defeated MIN in the 2018 season series (4-3)... Appearances ...Brewer, Kelley, Lakins (3) 1st season with the club (previous: Dick Stuart, 42 in 1963). The Sox hold a 313-311 edge since the Twins moved Starts....................... Several players (1) Martinez is the only player to hit .300+ with 40+ HR and to Minnesota prior to the 1961 season. Strikeouts ...........................Ramírez (6) 100+ RBI in each of the last 2 seasons...He is 1 of 25 players ever to reach those totals in consecutive seasons. ROLL CALL: The Red Sox have 59 players in ML Spring HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED Training camp: 39 on their 40-man roster and 20 non- (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER) GOOD, BETTER, BETTS: Mookie Betts began the spring roster invitees...In 2018, 44 players appeared in at least 0-for-5 before recording his 1st hit yesterday vs. BAL...In 1 game for the Sox (23 pitchers, 21 position players). Amateur Draft Picks (14) 2018, he began spring training 0-for-16...He then became 32 players on the Sox’ 40-man roster have played in at Barnes (2011-1st round), Benintendi the first Red Sox player to lead the majors in both AVG least 1 ML game for the Sox (all except Michael Chavis, (2015-1st round), Betts (2011-5th (.346) and SLG (.640) since Ted Williams in 1957...He also Travis Lakins, Chandler Shepherd, Colten Brewer, Josh round), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensa- hit for the cycle, had a pair of 3-HR games, and recorded the Taylor, Darwinzon Hernandez, and Denyi Reyes). tion round), Chavis (2014-1st round), 2nd 30-HR/30-SB season in Sox history. 11 players who appeared in at least 1 game for the Johnson (2012-1st round), Lakins Betts Is the only player with 40+ doubles in each Sox in 2018 did not return to the club in 2019: Dan (2015-6th round), Pedroia (2004- of the last 4 seasons...He is the only player in MLB Butler, Ian Kinsler, Brandon Phillips, Hanley Ramirez, history to steal 20+ bases and hit 40+ doubles in 4 2nd round), Poyner (2015-14th Jalen Beeks, William Cuevas, Justin Haley, Joe Kelly, round), Shepherd (2014-13th round), consecutive seasons...Since the start of his first full Craig Kimbrel, Drew Pomeranz, and Robby Scott. season (2015), he leads the majors in doubles (177) Swihart (2011-1st round), Travis and leads the AL in runs (444). (2014-2nd round), Vázquez (2008-9th VETERAN PRESENCE: Dustin Pedroia enters the 2019 round), Workman (2010-2nd round). season with the most ML service time among Red Sox ‘PEN PALS: RHP Travis Lakins (5.0 IP) and RHP Marcus players (12 years, 41 days)...Rick Porcello (9.170), David By Trade (11) Walden (4.0 IP) have yet to allow a run in Grapefruit League Price (9.164), and Steve Pearce (9.116) are all on track Brewer (From Padres, Nov. 2018), games...LHP Josh Taylor has allowed 0 runs and 0 hits in 3.0 to reach 10 years of service time in 2019. Hembree (From Giants, July 2014), IP...RHP Brandon Workman and LHP Darwinzon Hernandez M. Hernández (From Cubs, Dec. have each thrown 2.0 scoreless innings. At 35 years old, Pearce (born 4/13/83) and Pedroia (8/17/83) are the oldest players in Red Sox camp...At 22, 2014), Holt (From Pirates, Dec. 2012), Darwinzon Hernandez (12/17/96), Denyi Reyes (11/2/96), León (From Nationals, Mar. 2015), CENTER OF ATTENTION: Jackie Bradley Jr. is 6-for-10 with and Rafael Devers (10/24/96) are the youngest. Porcello (From Tigers, Dec. 2014), 3 XBH in Grapefruit League games...He homered in his 1st Rodriguez (From Orioles, July 2014), plate appearance of spring training (2/24 vs. MIN). WORLD TOUR: Of the 59 players in Red Sox camp, 17 were Sale (From White Sox, Dec. 2016), In his final 41 games of the 2018 regular season born outside of the 50 United States: 5 in the Dominican Taylor (From Diamondbacks, May (beginning 8/10), Bradley hit .304 with an .885 OPS Republic, 5 in Venezuela, 2 in Puerto Rico, 1 in Mexico, 1 in 2018), Thornburg (From Brewers, (41-for-135, 19 XBH). Taiwan, 1 in Aruba, 1 in Cuba, and 1 in Nicaragua. Dec. 2016), Wright (From Indians, In the 2018 regular season, the Red Sox were 12-0 July 2012). in games in which Bradley homered...He then hit 3 Postseason HR during the Sox’ World Series title run. COAST TO COAST: The Red Sox’ regular season will Free Agents (8) begin with an 11-game road trip in SEA (3/28-31), OAK Brasier (March 2018), Eovaldi (Dec. (4/1-4), and ARI (4/5-7)...Following their Grapefruit 2018), Pearce (Nov. 2018), Martinez POWER PROSPECTS: INF Michael Chavis—ranked by League schedule in Florida, the Sox will travel to Mesa, (Feb. 2018), Moreland (Dec. 2017), Baseball America as the Red Sox’ No. 2 prospect—ranks AZ, for 2 games against the Cubs on 3/25 & 3/26. T-2nd in the majors in HR (3) and RBI (9)...He has hit a 3-run Núñez (Feb. 2018), Price (Dec. 2015), HR in 3 of his 7 Grapefruit League games, each of which Walden (Dec. 2016). has either tied the game or given BOS a lead...His .933 SLG YEAR IN REVIEW: The Red Sox won the 2018 World Series, International Free Agents (5) ranks 3rd in the majors.