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Boston Red Sox (6-10) vs. Twins (8-7-1) • 1:05 p.m. • JetBlue Park, Lee County, FL Boston Red Sox (6-10) at (7-9) • 1:05 p.m. • , Port Charlotte, FL

GRAPEFRUIT STATUS: Today the Red Sox continue their WORLDLY PARTICIPATION: Red Sox minor league RHPs MEDIA GUIDE: The 2016 Boston Red Grapefruit League slate with both a home game against the William Cuevas (Colombia) and Jhonny Polanco (Nicara- Twins and a road game at the Rays...These are the 17th and gua) are participating in World Classic qualifi ers Sox Media Guide is available for down- 18th contests in a stretch of 31 Grapefruit League games through Sunday...Walter Miranda, pitching coach for the load at http://pressroom.redsox.com. over 30 days from March 2-31...The Sox conclude their ex- -A , is on Colombia’s coaching staff. Members of the media may see a mem- hibition schedule with 2 additional games against Toronto ber of the Red Sox Media Relations De- in Montreal from April 1-2. ROSTER MOVES: Prior to today’s games, the Red Sox partment to request a print copy. optioned INF Marco Hernandez to -A Pawtucket and Boston’s only off-day from today until the last of 2 reassigned RHP Kyle Martin to minor league camp. games in Montreal comes on March 23. With these moves, the Red Sox now have 46 players IN CAMP: Boston has 46 players in Boston opens the regular season on April 4 at CLE and in big league camp, including 34 players from the 40- Major League Spring Training Camp, plays its fi rst home game on April 11 vs. BAL. man roster and 12 non-roster invitees. including 12 non-roster invitees...The breakdown: 23 (4 invitees), 5 YESTERDAY’S GAME: The Sox snapped a 7-game losing FINALE BEGINS: announced on November 18, streak in defeating the Orioles yesterday at JetBlue Park, (2 invitees), 10 infi elders (2 his 40th birthday, that the 2016 season will be his last as a 9-5...Baltimore scored fi rst in the 2nd and led 6-1 after 3, invitees), and 8 outfi elders (4 invitees). major league player...It will be his 20th big league season but Boston came back to score the game’s next 6 runs. (debuted in 1997) and his 14th with Boston (since 2003). 1B Sam Travis went 2-for-3 with a go-ahead 3- HR A member of the Red Sox since 2003, Ortiz is the HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED in the 2nd and 4 total RBI...2B-SS Marco Hernandez active player with the longest continuous tenure with RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER (2-for-2, 2B, RBI) and RF Brennan Boesch (2-for-3, Rh, his current major league team. 2B, RBI) each also contributed 2 of Boston’s 14 hits... Amateur Draft Picks (16): Barnes (2011- LHP Henry Owens started and allowed 4 runs with 4 1st round), Betts (2011-5th round), Brad- FOND FORT FAREWELL: This marks David Ortiz’s 20th ley Jr. (2011-compensation round), Brentz SO in 2.2 IP...RHP followed and earned and fi nal Spring Training in Fort Myers...He called Ham- the win with 2.1 scoreless frames. (2010-compensation round), Buchholz mond Stadium his Spring Training home as a member of the (2005-compensation round), Coyle (2010- Twins from 1997-2002, then trained at City of Palms Park SPLITSVILLE: Today the Red Sox break for their fi rst split- 3rd round), Jerez (2011-2nd round), Johnson (2003-11) and JetBlue Park (2012-16) with the Red Sox. squad action this spring...One squad will remain in Fort My- (2012-1st round), Light (2012-1st round), ers to host the Twins, while another heads to Port Charlotte In 336 career Grapefruit League games between the Marrero (2012-1st round), Owens (2011-1st to face the Rays on the road. 2 teams, Ortiz has .269 (239-for-890) with 44 HR round), Pedroia (2004-2nd round), N. Ramirez and 151 RBI, with a .243 AVG (144-for-593), 30 HR (2011-4th round), Shaw (2011-9th round), Boston’s only other split-squad game this spring is and 98 RBI in 225 GL games for Boston. Swihart (2011-1st round), Vazquez (2008-9th March 30, when the club plays a pair of road games round), Workman (2010-2nd round). at PIT in Bradenton and at TB in Port Charlotte. FARRELL’S RETURN: returns for his 4th sea- By Trade (14): Craig (From Cardinals, July son as Red Sox Manger in 2016...He missed from August 2014), Elias (From Mariners, Dec. 2015), CHAIRMAN’S CUP: The 2016 Chairman’s Cup (formerly 14 through the end of the 2015 regular season on medical Escobar (From Giants, July 2014), Hanigan Mayor’s Cup) between the Red Sox and Twins continues to- leave after being diagnosed with stage 1 non-Hodgkin’s (From Padres, Dec. 2014), Hembree (From Gi- night...Boston trails this year’s series (7 games), 3-1. Burkitt lymphoma...In his absence, Bench Coach Torey ants, July 2014), Hernandez (From Cubs, Dec. The Red Sox took last year’s Chairman’s Cup, going Lovullo served as interim . 2014), Holt (From Pirates, Dec. 2012), Kelly 6-2-1 in their 9 meetings...The club has lost the Cup (From Cardinals, July 2014), Kimbrel (From just once in the last 9 years, winning 7 of those and RUBEN ADDED: The only change to the Red Sox’ major Padres, Nov. 2015), Porcello (From Tigers, tying once...Prior to that stretch, the Twins took 10 of league coaching staff this offseason was the hiring of Ru- Dec. 2014), Rodriguez (From Orioles, July the fi rst 14 series (1993-2006). ben Amaro Jr. as fi rst base coach in October...The upcoming 2014), Ross Jr. (From Rangers, Jan. 2015), The Red Sox and Twins are tied, 11-11-1, in the yearly season will be the fi rst coaching baseball at any level for Smith (From Mariners, Dec. 2015), Wright series, which began in 1993. Amaro, who has over 30 years of baseball experience as (From Indians, July 2012). a player and front offi ce executive...He most recently was Free Agents (7): Layne (Nov. 2013), Ortiz CATCHING RAYS: Today’s game marks the 4th of 5 meet- Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Phillies (Jan. 2003), Price (Dec. 2015), H. Ramirez ings between the Red Sox and Rays this spring, with the for parts of 7 seasons from Nov. 2008 to Sept. 2015. (Nov. 2014), Sandoval (Nov. 2014), Uehara Sox trailing thus far, 2-games-to-1. returns as Bench Coach, Chili Davis as (Oct. 2014), Young (Dec. 2015). These clubs will face each other 19 times during the Hitting Coach, as Pitching Coach, Brian International Free Agents (3): Bogaerts regular season, fi rst in Boston from 4/19-21...They will Butterfi eld as Third Base Coach, Victor Rodriguez (Aug. 2009), Castillo (Aug. 2014), Tazawa not meet again until 3 games at the Trop, 6/27-29. as Assistant Hitting Coach, and Dana LeVangie as (Dec. 2008). Bullpen Coach. Last season marked Boston’s 2nd in a row dropping its season series to the Rays, 9-10...The Sox doubled DOMBROWSKI ABOARD: 2016 marks David Dombrows- 2016 RED SOX up the Rays at , winning 6 of 9 meetings ki’s fi rst full season in the Red Sox organization after being GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE LEADERS and outscoring Tampa Bay, 51-25, on Yawkey Way. hired as President of Baseball Operations last August 18... Among his offseason moves, Dombrowski acquired RHP BATTING THE TRAVIS SHOW: Travis Shaw has hit .464/.500/.750 from the Padres (11/13/15), signed OF Chris Runs ...... 7, Boesch (13-for-28, 6 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 2 BB) in 10 Grape- Young (12/2/15), signed LHP (12/4/15), and ac- Hits ...... 13, Shaw & Travis fruit League games...Meanwhile, Sam Travis is batting quired RHP Carson Smith and LHP Roenis Elias from the Doubles ...... 6, Hernandez .591/.520/.955 (13-for-22, 4 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI) in 14 Mariners (12/7/15). Triples...... 1, Betts Grapefruit League games, with at least 1 hit in each of his Home Runs ...... 2, 3 players last 10 contests (.667, 12-for-18). BETTS & BOGEY: From May 19 through the end of the RBI ...... 13, Travis 2015 regular season, the top 2 hitters in the AL by AVG Walks ...... 3, 5 players FIRST THINGS FIRST: With Sam Travis (2-for-3, HR) and were Boston’s (.335) and Stolen Bases ...... 2, LaMarre Chris Marrero (0-for-1) going a combined 2-for-4 yesterday, (.315)...The now-23-year-olds were born within a week of AVG ...... 591, Travis a Red Sox 1B has still reached in all but 1 game this spring. each other in 1992 on 10/1 (Bogaerts) and 10/7 (Betts). OBP ...... 520, Travis In 16 Grapefruit League games, Boston’s fi rst basemen SLG ...... 955, Travis Betts and Bogaerts were the 1st Red Sox teammates, (min. 20 AB for AVG, OBP, SLG) are batting .422 (27-for-64), 4 HR, 19 RBI...They lead both in their age-22 season or younger, to each total MLB in AVG, hits, RBI, and OPS (1.085) at the position. at least 174 hits in a season. PITCHING Wins ...... 1, 6 players JIMMY FUND VISIT: A group from the Jimmy Fund will PANNING FOR GOLD: The Red Sox have 4 players among Saves ...... 1, Cuevas & McCarthy visit Fort Myers tomorrow for the organization’s annual trip the fi rst 20 of ’s Top 100 Prospects list, Games ...... 6, Layne & Ramirez to Spring Training...The group will watching tomorrow’s twice as many as any other team...They are: Yoan Moncada Innings ...... 10.1, Owens game against the Cardinals from a suite after visiting with (3rd), (15th), (18th), and ...... 13, Owens Red Sox players earlier i n the morning...The group will then Anderson Espinoza (19th). ERA ...... 0.00, Barnes & Ramirez take batting practice at JetBlue Park following the game. (min. 6.0 IP for ERA)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. TIME RED SOX PITCHERS OPPOSING PITCHERS Fri., 3/18 vs. MIN 1:05 p.m. RHP , RHP , RHP Craig Kimbrel, RHP , RHP Casey Fien, RHP , RHP Carson Smith, RHP Roman Mendez LHP Aaron Thompson, RHP Nick Burdi at TB 1:05 p.m. LHP Roenis Elias, RHP Sean O’Sullivan, RHP Anthony Varvaro, LHP Dana Eveland, RHP David Carpenter, RHP Danny Farquhar, RHP Carlos Marmol LHP Xavier Cedeño, RHP Alex Colome, RHP Steve Geltz, LHP Sat., 3/19 vs. STL 1:05 p.m. RHP , RHP , RHP , RHP Kyle Martin, RHP Michael Wacha LHP Robbie Ross Jr., RHP Carlos Marmol Sun., 3/20 at NYM 1:05 p.m. LHP David Price, RHP Matt Barnes, LHP Tommy Layne, RHP Noe Ramirez, RHP , RHP , LHP , RHP Roman Mendez, RHP Anthony Varvaro RHP

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 BOSTON COLLEGE 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 JetBlue Park L 11-8 5-6 Narveson OWENS Wittgren 9,915 Sunday, 3/13 at Tampa Bay (SS) Port Charlotte L 13-5 5-7 Ramirez PORCELLO --- 5,925 Monday, 3/14 PITTSBURGH JetBlue Park L 3-1 5-8 Lobstein JOHNSON Bard 10,001 Tuesday, 3/15 NEW YORK-AL JetBlue Park L 6-3 5-9 Mitchell ROSS --- 9,914 Wednesday, 3/16 at Minnesota Lee County (Hammond) L 9-4 5-10 Gibson BUCHHOLZ --- 8,840 Thursday, 3/17 BALTIMORE (SS) JetBlue Park W 9-5 6-10 BARNES Worley --- 10,015 DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/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 vs. MIN

22-RICK PORCELLO, RHP 2 G, 0-1, 14.40 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2016 SPRING: Made his last start Sunday at TB, tossing a scoreless 1st inning before surrendering 6 3/3 at MIN - 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 runs in the 2nd inning and 2 in the 3rd...Pitched in a simulated game at JetBlue Park on 3/8, throwing 55 3/13 at TB L 3.0 10 8 8 0 2 pitches and facing 13 batters over 3.0 innings...Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings on 3/3 at MIN.

36-JUNICHI TAZAWA, RHP 3 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2016 SPRING: Has retired 9 of 10 batters faced and has yet to issue a walk...Pitched a perfect 6th inning 3/4 TB - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Tuesday vs. NYY, retiring Aaron Hicks, , and ...Pitched in a simulated game on 3/12 MIA - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/8 at JetBlue Park (19 pitches, 4 batters, 1.0 inning)...Recorded a perfect 3rd inning on 3/4 vs. TB. 3/15 NYY - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

46-CRAIG KIMBREL, RHP 3 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2016 SPRING: Pitched a perfect 5th inning Tuesday vs. NYY...Recorded a scoreless 5th inning Saturday 3/4 TB - 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 vs. MIA...Pitched in a simulated game on 3/8 at JetBlue Park, throwing 20 pitches and facing 5 batters in 3/12 MIA - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 inning...Allowed an unearned run in his spring debut on 3/4 vs. TB. 3/15 NYY - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2

TODAY’S RED SOX PITCHERS at TB

29-ROENIS ELIAS, LHP 2 G, 1-0, 9.64 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2016 SPRING: Last pitched Sunday at TB, recording a perfect 4th inning before allowing a run in the 5th 3/8 at BAL W 2.0 4 0 0 1 2 and 4 runs in the 6th...Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and earned the win on 3/8 at BAL...2015 IN REVIEW: 3/13 at TB - 2.2 5 5 5 2 3 Went 5-8 with a 4.14 ERA (53 ER/115.1 IP) and 97 SO in 22 appearances with SEA.

62-SEAN O’SULLIVAN, RHP 1 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2016 SPRING: Retired 6 of 8 batters faced and recorded 3 SO in 2.0 IP Monday vs. PIT...Pitched 2.0 2/29 NU W 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 scoreless innings and earned the win on 2/29 against Northeastern University...2015 IN REVIEW: Selected 3/14 PIT - 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 to PHI’s ML roster on 4/12 and made 13 starts with the club.

43-ANTHONY VARVARO, RHP 5 G, 0-0, 9.82 ERA DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO 2016 SPRING: Has not allowed a run in his last 3 appearances (2.1 IP)...Has recorded at least 1 SO in 3/2 MIN - 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 each of his 5 spring outings, totaling 7 SO in only 3.2 IP...Struck out the only batter he faced Wednesday at 3/5 at NYY - 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 MIN, stranding a runner on 2nd base in the 5th inning...2015 IN REVIEW: Limited to 9 games in his 1st 3/8 at BAL - 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 season with BOS...Designated for assignment on 4/29 and claimed off waivers by CHC on 5/3...Returned 3/10 MIN - 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 to the Sox on 5/24 and placed on the 15-day DL with a right fl exor strain. 3/16 at MIN - 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 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 Betts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 49 Hanigan 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Rutledge 0 0 12 3 0 0 0 0 15 Boesch 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 46 53 Hernandez 0 0 22 0 26 0 0 0 48 Sandoval 0 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 53 Bogaerts 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 50 Holt 0 0 23 5 14 2 0 0 44 Shaw 0 5 0 35 0 0 0 0 40 Bradley Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 58 LaMarre 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 1 52 Solis 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Brentz 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 14 36 Leon 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Swihart 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Butler 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Marrero 0 0 7 3 51 0 0 0 61 Travis 0 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 Castillo 0 0 0 0 0 36 10 5 51 Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 38 Vazquez 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Coyle 0 0 21 7 0 0 0 0 28 Ortiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Young 0 0 0 0 0 16 5 15 36 Craig 0 27 0 0 0 6 0 0 33 Pedroia 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 45 Dominguez 0 2 0 28 0 0 0 0 30 Ramirez 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 2016 SPRING TRANSACTIONS February 29 OF 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. March 15 OF , INF Sean Coyle, LHP , and RHP optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket; LHP Williams Jerez optioned to -A Portland; 3B Chris Dominguez and C Ali Solis reassigned to minor league camp. March 18 INF Marco Hernandez optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket...RHP Kyle Martin reassigned to minor league camp.