ESPN.com · Feb 19, 2016
Morning briefing: Hanley Ramirez gets in some early hitting
Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez, left, tosses a ball to Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez during a team workout on Thursday in Fort Myers, Florida.FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Good morning from the Fort, where Boston Red Sox fans started lining up before 8 a.m. -- a full hour before the gates opened and pitchers and catchers went through their first official workout at Fenway South.
Hanley Ramirez is working overtime to learn how to play first base, but he was also the first player in the batting cage at 8:15, taking his licks with his two children watching.
Pitchers and catchers met at 9 a.m., followed by the catchers stretching at 9:30 and the pitchers stretching at 10.
