The calendar may say that spring starts on March 23rd this year but in New England, spring actually starts on Truck Day for the Boston Red Sox. And guess what folks, that day was today.
The Red Sox equipment managers spent the morning loading up the truck with equipment for spring training that culminates on February 17th when pitchers and catchers report to camp. The position players are scheduled to report six days later on February 23rd.
So with the truck on it’s way to Ft. Myers, spring fever can start here in New England. Who cares if it was snowing in parts of New England and cold everywhere, Red Sox baseball is right around the corner.
And after what transpired at the end of last season, I’m actually looking forward to spring training.
From what the local Boston media has been reporting, there is already a slew of Red Sox big leaguers and minor leaguers doing informal workouts at their new spring training complex in Ft. Myers. This will be the first time that the Red Sox will have all of their players in the same complex.
In the past, the Red Sox held their spring training at their minor league complex before moving to City of Palms Park for their spring training games. Now they’ll be able to do everything in the same complex, playing their games at their new stadium, JetBlue Park.
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