Working Out In The Fort
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 – JetBlue Park, Ft. Myers
Spring Training Workout
It was another day of great Florida weather, and we went back to the Red Sox’ Spring Training complex to watch the workout. The highlight of the day for me was getting an autograph from Mike Lowell, who’s in camp to work with Rafael Devers at third base. After each of the Red Sox’ World Series wins, I’ve taken a picture of me with the trophy and tried to get autographs from as many players as possible who were on the team that year. I just missed getting Lowell’s autograph in Spring Training of ‘08, and I’ve been carrying the photo around for the past ten years, so it was fun to finally get to see the MVP of the series and add his signature to the photo.
My favorite photos from the day are below.
All aboard! The catchers hitch a ride to the far side of the complex for their drills.
Brock Holt and Xander Bogaerts take turns fielding grounders at shortstop.
Alex Cora discusses a base-running drill with Christian Vazquez.
Craig Kimbrel warms up.
Three-fifths of the Red Sox rotation line up for a drill.
I can't wait to watch Chris Sale pitch this year.
A day after making a much-anticipated move, Dave Dombrowski could finally walk around without people asking if J.D. Martinez was ever going to sign. (Now we just want to know when he's going to show up in Ft. Myers, and what uniform number he's going to wear.)
Rafael Devers, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Andrew Benintendi return from the batting cages to take B.P. on the field.
Xander Bogaerts and Mookie Betts chat while waiting for batting practice to start.
Several players signed autographs after practice. Here, catchers Oscar Hernandez and Dan Butler interact with the fans.
This photo was taken after the 2007 World Series, and I've been bringing it around with me for the past ten years trying to get autographs of anyone who was on the 2007 team. Today I finally got to add Alex Cora and Mike Lowell, the MVP of the '07 World Series, who is in camp to work with Rafael Devers at third base.
