Folks, baseball is officially back. The Red Sox, and most other teams around the league, are beginning their condensed spring training schedule here on Thursday as they take on the Twins down in Fort Myers. As is typically expected in the first spring game of the year, there are not a whole lot of big names in this lineup, but we don’t really care about that at this point. We just want baseball on the TV, and this one will be with NESN having the coverage. First pitch is set for 1:05 PM ET.
That said, there are some interesting names playing today for the Red Sox even if there is only one true regulars in the lineup, or perhaps only one player who is projected to start the season on the active roster.