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BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (6-10) vs. Minnesota Twins (8-7-1) • 1:05 p.m. • JetBlue Park, Lee County, FL Boston Red Sox (6-10) at Tampa Bay Rays (7-9) • 1:05 p.m. • Charlotte Sports Park, 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 Baseball 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- Single-A Greenville Drive, 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 Triple-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 pitchers (4 invitees), 5 YESTERDAY’S GAME: The Sox snapped a 7-game losing FINALE BEGINS: David Ortiz announced on November 18, streak in defeating the Orioles yesterday at JetBlue Park, catchers (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-run 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 Matt Barnes 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 hit .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: John Farrell 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 manager. 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. Torey Lovullo returns as Bench Coach, Chili Davis as (Oct. 2014), Young (Dec. 2015). These clubs will face each other 19 times during the Hitting Coach, Carl Willis 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 Fenway Park, 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 Craig Kimbrel 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 David Price (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 Xander Bogaerts (.335) and Mookie Betts 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.