BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (3-3-1) at Minnesota Twins (3-1-3) Friday, February 28, 2020 • Hammond Stadium • Fort Myers, FL Game Coverage: WEEI 850 AM • Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes

YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Red Sox lost to the Phillies at MOST RECENT ROSTER MOVES: On Sunday, the Red jetBlue Park yesterday, 12-5...20-year-old Bryan Mata started Sox claimed RHP Phillips Valdez off waivers from the THE COUNTDOWN and threw 2.0 scoreless innings, while Phillips Valdez made Mariners...To make room on the 40-man roster, the Sox Opening Day (3/26 at TOR): 27 days his Red Sox debut and threw a perfect 5th inning (2 SO)... placed 2B Dustin Pedroia on the 60-day injured list. Home Opener (4/2 vs. CWS): 34 days Jonathan Araúz hit a 3-run HR and Andrew Benintendi The Sox have a full 40-man roster, 27 non-roster reached base in both of his plate appearances (1-for-1, BB). invitees, and 1 player on the injured list...In the 2019 2019 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST regular season, 47 players appeared in at least 1 game FINAL STANDINGS for the Red Sox (26 pitchers, 21 position players). SOX & TWINS: The Red Sox and Twins will face each Team Record GB other 7 times during the 2020 regular season, with 3 Yankees 103-59 (.636) -- games scheduled for 4/24-26 at Target Field, and 4 FRESH FACES: When the Red Sox opened spring training Rays 96-66 (.593) -7.0 games set for 8/10-13 at Fenway Park. in 2019, Colten Brewer was the only player on the 40-man Red Sox 84-78 (.519) -19.0 BOS and MIN split the 2019 season series (3-3)...The roster who was not in the organization the previous year... Blue Jays 67-95 (.414) -36.0 Sox hold a 316-314 edge since the Twins moved to In 2020, the Sox have 12 players on their 40-man roster Orioles 54-108 (.333) -49.0 Minnesota prior to the 1961 season. who were not in the organization last year. 5 of the Red Sox’ 40-man position players were not IN CAMP: The Red Sox have 67 CHAIRMAN’S CUP: The 2020 Chairman’s Cup between in the organization last year: INF Jonathan Araúz, players in Major League Spring the Red Sox and Twins continues today with the 2nd of 5 INF José Peraza, OF Kevin Pillar, C Kevin Plawecki, Training camp: 34 pitchers (11 NRI), meetings...MIN earned a 3-2 win Monday at Hammond and OF Alex Verdugo. 7 catchers (5 NRI), 16 INF (7 NRI), Stadium...These teams will also play on 3/20 at Hammond, 7 of the Red Sox’ 40-man pitchers were not in the and 10 OF (4 NRI). In addition, as well as 3/8 and 3/22 at jetBlue Park. organization last year: RHP Austin Brice, LHP Matt Dustin Pedroia is on the 60-day IL. The Twins lead, 13-12-2, in the yearly series, which Hall, RHP Chris Mazza, LHP Josh Osich, LHP Martin began in 1993...MIN owns a 79-72-1 edge in games. Pérez, LHP Jeffrey Springs, and RHP Phillips Valdez. HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED MAYOR’S/CHAIRMAN’S CUP YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER Year Winner Year Winner VETERAN PRESENCE: Five players in Red Sox camp have AND INJURED LIST) 1993 Minnesota 2007 Boston 8+ years of MLB service time: Jonathan Lucroy (9 years, 136 days), Mitch Moreland (9.067), Chris Sale (9.061), J.D. Amateur Draft Picks (11) 1994 Minnesota 2008 Boston Barnes (2011-1st), Benintendi (2015- 1995 Minnesota 2009 Boston Martinez (8.036), and Nathan Eovaldi (8.013). The oldest Red Sox player in camp is 34-year-old Mitch 1st), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensation), 1996 Minnesota 2010 Boston Chatham (2016-2nd), Chavis (2014- 1997 Boston 2011 Minnesota Moreland (born 9/6/85), while the youngest is 20-year- old RHP Bryan Mata (born 5/3/99). 1st), Dalbec (2016-4th), Hart (2016- 1998 Boston 2012 Boston 19th), Pedroia (2004-2nd), Shawaryn 1999 Boston 2013 Boston WORLD TOUR: 22 players in Red Sox camp were born (2016-5th), Vázquez (2008-9th), 2000 Minnesota 2014 TIE Workman (2010-2nd) 2001 Minnesota 2015 Boston outside of the 50 United States, including 9 in the 2002 Minnesota 2016 Minnesota Dominican Republic, 5 in Venezuela, 1 in Aruba, 1 in Free Agents (11) 2003 Minnesota 2017 TIE Puerto Rico, 1 in Mexico, 1 in Taiwan, 1 in Cuba, 1 in Brasier (March 2018), Eovaldi (Dec. 2004 Boston 2018 Boston Australia, 1 in Colombia, and 1 in Panama. 2018), Martinez (Feb. 2018), Moreland 2005 Minnesota 2019 Minnesota (Jan. 2020), Osich (Dec. 2019), Peraza 2006 Minnesota DOWN ON THE FARM: The Red Sox entered 2019 ranked (Dec. 2019), Pérez (Dec. 2019), Pil- 30th of 30 in Baseball America’s organizational rankings, with lar (Feb. 2020), Plawecki (Jan. 2019), SAVE YOUR POWER: J.D. Martinez has hit 0 HR in 103 0 top-100 prospects...This year, the Sox are ranked 20th in the Walden (Dec. 2016), Weber (Dec. 2018) club rankings, with 3 top-100 prospects: 1B/3B Triston Casas Grapefruit League plate appearances with the Red Sox (2018- By Trade (10) 20)...From 2018-19, he led the majors with 235 RBI and ranked (70), 3B/1B Bobby Dalbec (75), and INF Jeter Downs (86). 5 of the Sox’ top 6 prospects as ranked by Baseball Brewer (From Padres, Nov. 2018), T-4th with 79 HR in the regular season...He has hit .300+ with Brice (From Marlins, Jan. 2020), 35+ HR and 100+ RBI in each of the last 3 seasons. America are in Major League camp: 1B/3B Bobby Dalbec (No. 2), INF Jeter Downs (No. 3), RHP Bryan Hall (From Tigers, Jan. 2020), Hem- bree (From Giants, July 2014), FOREVER AND DEVERS: Rafael Devers is scheduled to Mata (No. 4), OF Jarren Duran (No. 5), and LHP Darwinzon Hernandez (No. 6). Rodriguez (From Orioles, July 2014), make his 2020 spring training debut today...He finished Sale (From White Sox, Dec. 2016), 12th in 2019 AL MVP voting after batting .311 with 32 HR, Springs (From Rangers, Jan. 2020), Tay- 115 RBI, and 129 runs scored at only 22 years old. LEADING THE WAY: The Red Sox named Ron Roenicke Interim Manager on 2/11/20, after he served as the club’s lor (From Diamondbacks, May 2018), In 2019, Devers set Red Sox single-season records for Verdugo (From Dodgers, Feb. 2020), a 3rd baseman in HR (32), doubles (54), XBH (90), bench coach from 2018-19...The 2020 season is his 30th Wilson (From Diamondbacks, April 2019) and total bases (359)...He also became the youngest as a coach or manager, including his 23rd in the majors. player in Red Sox history with 200+ hits in a season. International Free Agents (5) COACHING UPDATE: The Red Sox have named Jerry Aybar (July 2013), Bogaerts (Aug. OUTFIELD DEPTH: Red Sox outfielders Jackie Bradley Jr., Narron bench coach for the 2020 season...He enters his 2009), Devers (Aug. 2013), D. Her- Andrew Benintendi, Kevin Pillar, and Jarren Duran are a 26th season on a major league coaching staff, having also nandez (Aug. 2013), Lin (June 2012) combined 14-for-32 (.438) with 5 XBH (3 HR, 1 3B, 1 2B). served as the Red Sox’ bench coach in 2003...Narron was Ron Roenicke’s bench coach in MIL from 2011-15. Waivers (2) In 61 career Grapefruit League games, Benintendi has Mazza (From Mets, Dec. 2019), Valdez hit .349 with 10 HR and a 1.034 OPS (58-for-166). The Sox welcomed 3 additional new members to their 2020 coaching staff: Pitching Coach Dave Bush, Assistant (From Mariners, Feb. 2020) Pitching Coach Kevin Walker, and Assistant Hitting Coach Rule 5 Draft Picks (1) GOLDEN GLOVES: Nine players in Red Sox camp have Peter Fatse...Returning to the staff are Tim Hyers (hitting), Araúz (2019) been named a Gold Glove Award finalist at least once: Tom Goodwin (1st base), Carlos Febles (3rd base), Craig Pitcher Chris Sale (2017); catchers Jonathan Lucroy Bjornson (bullpen), and Ramón Vázquez (coach). Contracts Purchased (1) (2014, ’16) and Christian Vazquez (2019); outfielders Velázquez (Feb. 2018, Mexican League) Jackie Bradley Jr. (2014, ’16, ’18, ’19), Kevin Pillar SLUGGING SOX: The Red Sox return 197 of the franchise- (2015, ’16, ’17), Andrew Benintendi (2018, ’19), and RED SOX 2019 TEAM LEADERS J.D. Martinez (2015); first baseman Mitch Moreland record 245 HR they hit in 2019...This year’s club features 8 (2016, ’17, ’18); and shortstop Xander Bogaerts (2015). players who hit 10+ HR for the Sox last season, including Stat Leader Moreland (2016, 1B) and Bradley (2018, CF) are the J.D. Martinez (36), Xander Bogaerts (33), Rafael Devers (32), HR J.D. Martinez (36) only Red Sox in camp to win a Gold Glove Award. Christian Vázquez (23), Jackie Bradley Jr. (21), Mitch More- RBI Xander Bogaerts (117) land (19), Michael Chavis (18), and Andrew Benintendi (13). Hits Rafael Devers (201) In 2019, the Sox tied the MLB record for most extra- HEART OF THE ORDER: Last year marked the first time Doubles Rafael Devers (54) inning HR in a season (9), last accomplished by the AVG Rafael Devers (.311) in franchise history the Red Sox featured 3 players who hit 1992 Astros (source: Elias). .300+ with 30+ HR: J.D. Martinez (.304/36), Xander Bogaerts OPS Xander Bogaerts (.939) (.309/33), and Rafael Devers (.311/32). Last season, the Sox homered in 18 consecutive games at Fenway Park from 6/24-8/5, the longest streak in the Wins Eduardo Rodriguez (19) Each of those 3 players also had 100+ RBI in 2019... venue’s history (previous: 17 in 1969). Saves Brandon Workman (16) The other 29 teams feature a total of 4 players who hit Strikeouts Chris Sale (218) .300+ with 30+ HR and 100+ RBI last season, including AHEAD IN 2020: The Red Sox’ regular season will begin ERA Brandon Workman (1.88) only 1 in the AL (Nelson Cruz, Anthony Rendon, Nolan Opp. AVG Brandon Workman (.123) Arenado, and Cody Bellinger). with a 7-game road trip through TOR (3/26-29) and BAL (3/30- 4/1)...Their home opener is set for Thursday, 4/2 vs. CWS. Innings Eduardo Rodriguez (203.1) UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPP. TIME RED SOX PITCHERS OPPOSING PITCHERS Fri., 2/28 at MIN 1:05 p.m. LHP Kyle Hart, LHP Josh Taylor, RHP Austin Brice, RHP Homer Bailey, RHP Trevor May, RHP Tyler Duffey, RHP Hector Velázquez, RHP Trevor Hildenberger, RHP Cory Gearrin, RHP Cody Stashak, RHP Robinson Leyer, LHP Matt Hall LHP Charlie Barnes, LHP Sam Clay Sat., 2/29 vs. NYY 1:05 p.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez, RHP Ryan Brasier, LHP Jordan Montgomery, RHP Nick Tropeano, RHP Heath Hembree, LHP Jeffrey Springs, RHP Luis Medina, RHP Luis Gil LHP Yoan Aybar, LHP Brian Johnson, RHP Mike Shawaryn Red Sox Game Notes Page 2 2020 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE RESULT RECORD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. Friday, 2/21 NORTHEASTERN jetBlue Park W 3-0 --- LAU Burroni BAZARDO 6,851 Saturday, 2/22 TAMPA BAY jetBlue Park W 4-3 1-0 KICKHAM (1-0) Ryan (0-1) GORST (1) 9,641* Sunday, 2/23 at Baltimore Sarasota L 5-11 1-1 LeBlanc (1-0) MAZZA (0-1) 7,327 Monday, 2/24 at Minnesota Hammond Stadium L 2-3 May (1-0) HART (0-1) Barnes (1) 6,215 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte T 2-2 1-2-1 N/A N/A N/A 3,133 Tuesday, 2/25 BALTIMORE jetBlue Park W 12-4 2-2-1 JOHNSON (1-0) Cervenka (0-1) 9,219* Wednesday, 2/26 at Pittsburgh Bradenton W 6-3 (F/8) 3-2-1 BREWER (1-0) Howard (0-2) AYBAR (1) 4,886 Thursday, 2/27 PHILADELPHIA jetBlue Park L 5-12 3-3-1 Irvin (1-0) POYNER (0-1) 9,618*

*Sellout DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV/RADIO Friday, February 28 at Minnesota Hammond Stadium 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Saturday, February 29 NEW YORK YANKEES jetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN+/WEEI 93.7 FM Sunday, March 1 ATLANTA JetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM Monday, March 2 at Detroit Lakeland 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Tuesday, March 3 at New York Yankees Tampa 1:05 p.m. ESPN/WEEI 850 AM Wednesday, March 4 DETROIT jetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Thursday, March 5 HOUSTON jetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Friday, March 6 at Atlanta North Port 1:05 p.m. ESPN/WEEI 850 AM Saturday, March 7 at Philadelphia Clearwater 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM TORONTO jetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Sunday, March 8 MINNESOTA jetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/ WEEI 93.7 FM Monday, March 9 at Atlanta North Port 6:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Tuesday, March 10 ST. LOUIS jetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Wednesday, March 11 at Tampa Bay Port Charlotte 6:35 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Friday, March 13 TAMPA BAY jetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Saturday, March 14 at Houston West Palm Beach 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Sunday, March 15 at St. Louis Jupiter 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM Monday, March 16 PITTSBURGH jetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Tuesday, March 17 ATLANTA (SS) jetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Wednesday, March 18 at Toronto Dunedin 1:07 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Thursday, March 19 TAMPA BAY (SS) jetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM Friday, March 20 at Minnesota Hammond Stadium 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM at Baltimore Sarasota 6:05 p.m. Saturday, March 21 BALTIMORE (SS) jetBlue Park 6:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM Sunday, March 22 MINNESOTA jetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. NESN/WEEI 850 AM Monday, March 23 at Atlanta North Port 1:05 p.m. MLBN/WEEI 850 AM Tuesday, March 24 ATLANTA jetBlue Park 1:05 p.m. WEEI 850 AM TODAY’S RED SOX PITCHERS vs. MINNESOTA TWINS 81-KYLE HART, LHP 1 G, 0-1, 27.00 ERA 2020 SPRING TRAINING: Suffered the loss on 2/24 at MIN (1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, BB)...2019 IN DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO REVIEW: Split the season between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Pawtucket...Led Red Sox minor 2/24 at MIN - 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 leaguers in wins (12), innings (156.0), and complete games (2), and ranked 2nd in SO (140)...Tossed at least 6.0 innings in 18 of his 27 outings, including at least 7.0 innings in 6 of them...Made 6 quality starts with Portland and 9 with Pawtucket...Held Double-A batters to a .199 AVG (39-for-196) and led Pawtucket in wins (9)...Promoted to Pawtucket on 5/28 and threw a 9.0-inning shutout in his Triple-A debut on 5/30 vs. Lehigh Valley (5 H, 8 SO, 0 BB).

72-JOSH TAYLOR, LHP First appearance of the spring 2019 IN REVIEW: Completed his 1st full season in the Boston organization and made his ML debut...Appeared in 52 games (1 start) over 2 stints with Boston and posted a 3.04 ERA with 11.79 SO/9.0 IP (47.1 IP, 16 ER, 62 SO)...Was 1 of only 15 rookies to make 50+ appearances...In 47 ML outings from 6/16 through the end of the season, posted a 2.13 ERA (10 ER/42.1 IP) and held opponents to a .187 AVG (28-for-150)...Held LHH to a .206 AVG and .559 OPS (14-for-68, 2 HR, 4 BB, 23 SO)...In 25 games at Fenway Park, held opponents to a .185 AVG and a .497 OPS (15-for-81, 1 HR).

31-AUSTIN BRICE, RHP 1 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA 2020 SPRING TRAINING: Tossed 1.2 scoreless IP on 2/24 at TB (1 H, 1 BB, 4 SO)...2019 IN DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO REVIEW: Spent the majority of the season with Miami...Set career highs in appearances (36), IP 2/24 at TB - 1.2 1 0 0 1 4 (44.2), and SO (46)...Also had a career-best 3.43 ERA (17 ER/44.2 IP)...Among Marlins pitchers with at least 40.0 IP, held the 2nd-lowest ERA...Limited opposing RHH to a .192 AVG (20-for-104)...Had an 11.2-inning scoreless streak from 6/19-7/13 that spanned 10 appearances.

76-HECTOR VELÁZQUEZ, RHP 1 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA 2020 SPRING TRAINING: Logged 2.0 scoreless relief IP on 2/24 at MIN (2 SO)...2019 IN REVIEW: DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO Made his 2nd consecutive Opening Day roster and spent the majority of 2019 with Boston...For 2/24 at MIN - 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Boston, posted a 6.95 ERA in 8 starts (17 ER/22.0 IP) and a 4.46 ERA in 26 relief appearances (17 ER/34.1 IP)...The Red Sox were 5-3 in his starts...He pitched 3.1 innings or fewer in 7 of those (5.0 IP on 5/12 vs. SEA)...7 of his first 13 ML outings were as a starter, but 20 of his remaining 21 came in relief...Pitched in 12 games for Triple-A Pawtucket, all in relief.

78-TREVOR HILDENBERGER, RHP 1 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA 2020 SPRING TRAINING: Tossed 2.0 scoreless IP on 2/24 at MIN (1 H, 2 BB)...2019 IN REVIEW: DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO Made Minnesota’s Opening Day roster for the 2nd straight season...Did not allow a run in his first 2/24 at MIN - 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 11 outings (3/31-4/21, 7.2 IP)...Optioned to Triple-A Rochester on 5/16...Appeared in 9 games for Rochester (8.44 ERA, 10 ER/10.2 IP) prior to being placed on the IL with a right elbow strain on 6/15...Reinstated from the IL on 8/20.

77-ROBINSON LEYER, RHP 1 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA 2020 SPRING TRAINING: Tossed a scoreless relief frame on 2/24 at MIN (BB, SO)...2019 IN DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO REVIEW: Played for 4 teams between the Mariners and Red Sox organizations, averaging 11.28 2/24 at MIN - 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 SO/9.0 IP with a 5.24 ERA (33 ER/56.2 IP) in 40 appearances...Made his Triple-A debut with Tacoma and struck out 27 batters in 19.2 IP (12.36 SO/9.0 IP)...Finished the season with Double-A Portland, where he held LHH to a .157 AVG (8-for-51) and only 1 XBH (2B).

56-MATT HALL, LHP 1 G, 0-0, 18.00 ERA 2020 SPRING TRAINING: Threw 1.0 relief IP on 2/23 at BAL (3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, SO)...2019 IN DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO REVIEW: Split the season between Detroit (16 G) and Triple-A Toledo (25 G, 13 GS)...8 of his outings 2/23 at BAL - 1.0 3 2 2 2 1 with Detroit were more than 1.0 IP...Allowed 0 hits and 0 runs over at least 1.0 IP in 5 of his appearances with Detroit...Closed his season with 2.0 scoreless IP on 9/19 at CLE (1 H) and 1.0 scoreless IP on 9/25 vs. MIN (0 H)...In 7 games (2 starts) with Toledo in June, posted a 1.80 ERA (4 ER/20.0 IP)...In his 2 starts with Toledo on 7/19 vs. Syracuse and 7/24 at Lehigh Valley, threw a combined 10.0 scoreless innings with 13 SO and 0 BB.