In order to accommodate the significantly more varied schedule, something had to be trimmed. JD Martinez will be with him he has a 1-year contract with LA. Three years after being traded to the Dodgers, Mookie Betts will return to Fenway for three games in August (25-27). The Rangers will bring Nathan Eovaldi (and Jacob deGrom) to Boston in early July (4-6), and the Red Sox go to Texas in September (18-20). Matt Barnes told reporters he’s got the Marlins’ trip to Boston (June 27-29) circled on his calendar. Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts will reunite and face off in San Diego (May 19-21). Rich Hill and Christian Vázquez come to Fenway first, with the Pirates (April 3-5) and Twins (April 18-20), respectively. With at least one series against each of their 29 fellows, the Red Sox are set to square off against several old friends. This year, each team will play 46 interleague games (up from 20 last year). Gone are the days of waiting years for the Cubs to come to Boston, or for the Red Sox to go to San Diego when interleague play began in 1997, it was originally limited to 15-18 games per team. Under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, finalized last March after a 99-day lockout, MLB has a balanced schedule for the first time since 2000. The most notable difference this year, and for years to come, is that interleague play is increasing. Despite some league-wide uniform changes, the Red Sox will again wear the BStrong jerseys, which say “Boston” on the front, instead of “Red Sox,” for Marathon Monday/Patriots Day on April 17. Their yellow and blue City Connect uniforms, which honor the Boston Marathon, will be worn Friday and Sunday of that weekend. The Red Sox will hold a ceremony before their Saturday, April 15 game, but will wear classic home white uniforms, as it is also Jackie Robinson Day for the entire league. To that end, this year also marks the 10-year anniversary of the “Boston Strong” World Series championship, the first World Series won at Fenway Park since 1918. In the aftermath, the 2013 Red Sox took it upon themselves to try and heal the region. On April 15, 2013, two brothers placed pressure-cooker explosives by the marathon finish line on Boylston Street which killed three people – Martin Richard (age 8), Lingzi Lu (23), Krystle Campbell (29) – and injured hundreds. Somehow, it’s already the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing. After a breakout season in 2022, the Curaçao native was added to the 40-man roster in November and will participate in his first major-league camp. Top prospect Ceddanne Rafaela is eligible to be on Team Netherlands’ roster, but reportedly isn’t playing in the WBC. Several Red Sox players will be joining WBC teams, including Rafael Devers (Dominican Republic), Kiké Hernández (PR), Nick Pivetta (Canada), and newcomers Masataka Yoshida (Japan) and Richard Bleier (Israel). 24.įor the first time since 2017, the Red Sox will host and play Team Puerto Rico in a World Baseball Classic exhibition game on March 8. The first spring training game is on Feb. While several players are already at the club’s spring training complex in Fort Myers, Florida, spring training officially kicks off when pitchers and catchers report next week, on Feb. The 2023 Red Sox season is fast approaching, and more than most years, it’s hard to know what to expect.īetween the immense roster turnover ( over a dozen players left via free agency, trade, or release), rule changes, and a schedule makeover, it’s a whole new ballgame.
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