BOSTON RED SOX SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES Boston Red Sox (3-0) at Pittsburgh Pirates (0-2-1) Monday, February 26, 2018 • LECOM Park • Bradenton, FL Game Coverage: WEEI 850 AM • Online Pressbox: http://pressroom.redsox.com • Twitter: @BostonRedSoxPR; @SoxNotes YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Red Sox improved to 3-0 in SUPPORTING PARKLAND: Beginning today, fans may bid Grapefruit League action with a 7-1 win over the Orioles on autographed versions of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas MEDIA GUIDE: The 2018 Boston Red yesterday at JetBlue Park...BOS out-hit BAL, 10-4, and did High School Eagles baseball team hats worn by Red Sox play- Sox Media Guide will soon be available not commit an error in the field. ers and coaches on Friday, 2/23 against the Twins...The hats for download at: Rusney Castillo (3-for-3), Blake Swihart (2-for-2, BB, are being auctioned off in an effort to benefit funds related to http://pressroom.redsox.com HR, 2B, 3 RBI), and Óscar Hernández (2-for-2, 2B, RBI) assisting victims and families of the tragic shooting at Stone- www.redsoxpressbox.com. combined to reach base in all 8 of their PA. man Douglas on 2/14. Fans can visit www.redsox.com/parkland beginning Swihart and Jeremy Barfield hit back-to-back homers in IN CAMP: Boston has 56 players in the 5th inning, turning a 1-1 tie into a 4-1 Sox lead. Monday to take part in the auction...Proceeds will Major League Spring Training Camp: 27 be donated to the Broward Education Foundation, Brian Johnson (2.0 IP, 2 SO), Joe Kelly (1.0 IP, 2 SO), pitchers (5 NRI), 6 catchers (3 NRI), 15 in- Robby Scott (1.0 IP, SO), and Marcus Walden (2.0 IP, 5 which established the official Stoneman Douglas SO) combined to retire all 18 batters faced (10 SO). Victims Fund...More information can be found at fielders (4 NRI), and 8 outfielders (4 NRI). browardedfoundation.org. SOX & BUCS: Today marks the 1st of 4 Grapefruit League 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST meetings between the Red Sox and Pirates...These teams BLAKE CAN RAKE: Including the Sox’ exhibition game FINAL STANDINGS will also play each other on 3/18 at LECOM Park, and on against Northeastern University, Blake Swihart has reached 2/28 and 3/20 at JetBlue Park in Lee County, FL. base in 8 of his 10 PA this spring, with all 4 of his hits going Team Record GB Red Sox 93-69 (.574) -- The Sox went 3-0 vs. PIT in the 2017 regular season... for extra bases (4-for-6, HR, 3B, 2 2B, 4 BB, 6 RBI, 5 R). On 4/5 at Fenway Park, Sandy Leon caught all 12 Yankees 91-71 (.562) -2.0 innings and hit a 3-run, walk-off HR, becoming the 1st FORWARD MARCH: The Red Sox will begin their regular Rays 80-82 (.494) -13.0 Sox catcher ever to hit a walk-off HR in a shutout win. season on 3/29 at TB...It will be the 4th time they play an Blue Jays 76-86 (.469) -17.0 Opening Day game in March...They also opened seasons Orioles 75-87 (.463) -18.0 WELCOME ABOARD: The Red Sox today signed OF/DH before April in 2003 (3/31 at TB), 2008 (3/25 vs. OAK at Tokyo Dome), and 2014 (3/31 at BAL). J.D. Martinez to a 5-year contract through the 2022 season... MOST WINS IN THE AL, 2012-17 Martinez will wear number 28. WINNING WAYS: The Red Sox have won 93 games in each Rk. Pitcher Wins Since the start of 2014, Martinez’s .574 SLG ranks 2nd in 1. Chris Sale 87 MLB (min. 1,500 PA) behind only Mike Trout (.579). of the last 2 seasons...BOS has won 90+ games in 11 of 16 seasons under the current ownership group (Henry-Werner; 2. David Price 86 Martinez has hit 20+ HR in each of the last 4 seasons: 23 3. Justin Verlander 81 in 2014, 38 in 2015, 22 in 2016, and 45 in 2017. 2002-present), tied with NYY for the most 90-win seasons in that time...In 10 of those seasons, the Sox won 93+ games. 4. Rick Porcello 80 Despite appearing in only 119 games, Martinez set BEST RECORDS IN MLB (2016-17) career highs in 2017 with 45 HR, 104 RBI, and a 1.066 MOST HITS IN THE AL, 2015-17 OPS between DET and ARI...Among players with 300+ RK. TEAM W-L WIN% Rk. Pitcher Wins AB, he led the majors in AB/HR (9.60) and AB/RBI (4.15). 1. Cleveland 196-127 .607 1. Jose Altuve 620 2. Chicago-NL 195-128 .604 2. Mookie Betts 554 ROSTER NEWS: RHP Ben Taylor, who was designated for 3. Los Angeles-NL 195-129 .602 assignment on 2/18 to make room for Eduardo Núñez on the 4. Washington 192-132 .593 3. Jose Abreu 550 40-man roster, was claimed off waivers yesterday by CLE. 5. Boston 186-138 .574 4. Xander Bogaerts 544 WORLD TOUR: Of the 56 players in Red Sox camp, 16 LONG DIVISION: The Red Sox won the AL East title in HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED were born outside of the 50 United States, including 5 2016 and 2017, marking the first time since 1915-16 the (RED SOX 40-MAN ROSTER) in the Dominican Republic, 3 in Venezuela, 2 in Cuba, 2 club finished in 1st place in consecutive years. in Puerto Rico, 2 in Mexico, 1 in Taiwan, and 1 in Aruba. Since the AL East was formed in 1969, the only clubs Amateur Draft Picks (16) to win the division in 3 or more consecutive years are Barnes (2011-1st round), Beeks FAMILIAR FACES: The only players on the Red Sox’ 40- the 1969-71 Orioles, 1976-78 Yankees, 1991-93 Blue (2014-12th round), Benintendi man roster yet to appear in a regular season game for a Jays, and 1998-2006 Yankees. (2015-1st round), Betts (2011-5th BOS affiliate are J.D. Martinez and Tyler Thornburg...Thorn- round), Bradley Jr. (2011-compensa- burg missed the 2017 season due to a right shoulder injury. 20/20 VISION: Mookie Betts (24 HR/26 SB) and Andrew tion round), Buttrey (2012-4th round), The only non-roster invitees yet to appear in a Benintendi (20 HR/20 SB) were the only teammates to each Jerez (2011-2nd round), Johnson regular season game for a Red Sox affiliate are Óscar record at least 20 HR and 20 SB in 2017...In fact, they were (2012-1st round), Maddox (2012-3rd Hernández and Esteban Quiroz. 2 of only 9 major leaguers to accomplish the feat. round), Marrero (2012-1st round), In the last 100 years, there has been no other instance Pedroia (2004-2nd round), Shep- YOUTH BRIGADE: 13 players on the Red Sox’ 40-man ros- of 2 teammates each recording a 20-HR/20-SB season herd (2014-13th round), Swihart ter are 25 years old or younger: Rafael Devers (21), Andrew before turning 25 years old. (2011-1st round), Travis (2014-2nd Benintendi (23), Jalen Beeks (24), Ty Buttrey (24), Tzu-Wei Lin round), Vázquez (2008-9th round), (24), Eduardo Rodriguez (24), Sam Travis (24), Mookie Betts MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: Alex Cora was named the Workman (2010-2nd round). (25), Xander Bogaerts (25), Marco Hernandez (25), Williams 47th manager in Red Sox history on 10/22/17...He will be By Trade (14) Jerez (25), Chandler Shepherd (25), and Blake Swihart (25). 42 years and 162 days old on Opening Day (3/29), the Elias (From SEA, Dec. 2015), Hembree At 21 years old, Devers (born 10/24/96) is the youngest 3rd-youngest active manager in the majors and the Sox’ (From SF, July 2014), Hernandez (From Red Sox player in camp...Dustin Pedroia (born 8/17/83) youngest manager at the start of a season since Kevin CHC, Dec. 2014), Holt (From PIT, Dec. and Hanley Ramirez (12/23/83) are the oldest (34). Kennedy (40 in 1995). 2012), Kelly (From STL, July 2014), Kim- As a player, Cora helped lead the Red Sox to the brel (From SD, Nov. 2015), Leon (From AWARD WINNERS: The Red Sox’ 40-man roster features postseason 3 times (2005, ‘07, ‘08), winning a World WSH, Mar. 2015), Pomeranz (From SD, 1 league MVP (Pedroia-2008), 2 Cy Young Award winners Series title in 2007...He is the 8th person to win a July 2016), Porcello (From DET, Dec. 2014), (Porcello-2016 and Price-2012), and 3 Rookies of the Year World Series with the Sox as a player and then go on to Rodriguez (From BAL, July 2014), Sale (Ramirez-2006, Pedroia-2007, and Kimbrel-2011). manage the club, the 1st since Heinie Wagner in 1930. (From CWS, Dec. 2016), Smith (From SEA, Players on the Red Sox’ 40-man roster have combined Dec. 2015), Thornburg (From MIL, Dec. to earn 32 All-Star Game selections (Kimbrel-6, Sale- BOSTON, YOU’RE MY HOME: Dana LeVangie begins his 2016), Wright (From CLE, July 2012). 6, Price-5, Pedroia-4, Ramirez-3, Betts-2, Bogaerts-1, 1st season as the Red Sox’ pitching coach, his 28th in pro- Free Agents (5) Bradley-1, Holt-1, Martinez-1, Pomeranz-1, and Wright-1). fessional baseball...Born and raised just outside of Boston, Martinez (Feb. 2018), Moreland he has spent his entire career in the Red Sox organization (Dec.