{"id":4736,"date":"2018-02-19T23:20:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T04:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redsoxdiehard.com\/wordpress\/?p=4736"},"modified":"2018-02-20T00:21:05","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T05:21:05","slug":"reporting-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/redsoxdiehard.com\/wordpress\/2018\/02\/19\/reporting-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporting Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday, February 19, 2018 – JetBlue Park, Ft. Myers<\/h3>\n

Spring Training Workout<\/h4>\n

According to the baseball calendar, it was the first full squad workout, but for me, it was finally time to report.\u00a0 I flew in last night, excited about the forecast for a warm, sunny week.\u00a0 The players were a little later than usual coming out due to a team meeting, but then they participated in the usual assortment of fielding and batting drills.\u00a0 It was great to see the whole team* assembled together.\u00a0 Opening Day must not be too far off!\u00a0 My favorite pictures from the day are below.<\/p>\n

\"The

The infielders gathered for fielding practice. Soon they were joined by the pitchers, who also participated in the drill.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Rafael

Rafael Devers fields a ball at third. Behind him, in left field, Jason Varitek watches as the catchers participate in a pop-up drill.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The

The Brockstar is back!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Eduardo

Eduardo Nunez got a big cheer as he came out for batting practice. After sparking the Red Sox lineup down the stretch last year, he became a free agent. He had just re-signed with the Red Sox earlier in the week, and the fans were happy to see him back. (Robby Scott switched his uniform number from 63 to 36 this year, so Nunez will need something new to wear. He wore a plain shirt today, so I'm still waiting to find out what number he'll have this year.)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mitch

Mitch Moreland is another player who left as a free agent and then re-signed with the team this winter. He's joined for batting practice by Mookie Betts and new bench coach Ron Roenicke.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Andrew

Andrew Benintendi takes some swings during B.P.<\/p><\/div>\n

\""Flow

"Flow Bros" Brock Holt and Andrew Benintendi were reunited... some with more flow than others.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"John

Team owner John W. Henry put in an appearance in camp.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"I'm

I'm looking forward to seeing Mookie back to his M.V.P.-caliber form.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"After

After practice we enjoyed a trip to Englewood Beach in the afternoon. We get tired after all those workouts!<\/p><\/div>\n

*On the way home from the beach we heard that the Red Sox had finally struck a deal with free agent slugger J.D. Martinez.\u00a0 I’m glad that they waited it out for what seems like a reasonable contract, rather than panicking early on and bidding against themselves.\u00a0 But now there’s one more player who still needs to report to camp.\u00a0 I’ll be back at JetBlue every day this week, so I hope to see him soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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