FORT MYERS — Carrying a bat that looks longer than his arms, Andrew Benintendi was walking from the indoor batting cage to the main practice field at JetBlue Park, where at least a hundred Red Sox fans could watch him take batting practice Friday afternoon.
It’s a swing that deserves an audience.
“It’s a beautiful swing,” said Dave Dombrowski, the Red Sox president of baseball operations who said he never considered trading Benintendi this winter.
“I think he’s better than I was at this age,” shortstop Xander Bogaerts said.
As Benintendi prepares to enter a season as the No.