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Red Sox Spring Training Underway in Florida

Pitchers and Catchers to Begin Workouts at 10:00 a.m. Workouts are Free and Open to the Public

FORT MYERS, FL—Red Sox pitchers and catchers have their first workouts this week, at Fenway South, the club’s Spring Training and Player Development Complex in Lee County, Florida. Workouts, which are free and open to the public, start at 10:00 a.m. and are expected to include 31 pitchers and 6 catchers.

 

Fans may enter the complex through the West Gate beginning at 9:00 a.m. Additionally, tours of JetBlue Park are also available seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., through March 28. Tickets for tours may be purchased from the JetBlue Park box office beginning at 9:45 a.m. and cost $10 per person, with children 12 and under able to enter for free.

 

Game day VIP tour packages are also available and cost $40 per person and $15 for children 12 and under. These tours are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and must be prearranged in advance by calling 239-226-4772.

 

Concessions and merchandise will be on sale during these workouts. The Red Sox team store will be open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. during workouts and will transition to remaining open one hour following games, beginning on February 24. JetBlue Park is accepting only digital forms of payment this season. Fans can purchase Spring Training tickets at the ticket office and online at redsox.com/tickets. Mastercard is the preferred payment of the Boston Red Sox.

 

The team’s first full-squad workout is scheduled for Monday, February 20. The Red Sox are expected to have 62 players in camp, with nine infielders, nine outfielders, and seven infielder/outfielders joining the pitchers and catchers (including 22 non-roster invitees).

 

All workouts from February 15-20 will take place at the Fenway South Player Development Complex, located at 11500 Fenway South Drive in Fort Myers.

Spring Training games begin at JetBlue Park on Friday, February 24 at 1:05 p.m. with a game against the Northeastern University Huskies. The Grapefruit League schedule launches on the road at CoolToday Park on Saturday, February 25 at 1:05 p.m. against the Atlanta Braves.

The 2023 Spring Training season is the Red Sox’ 12th at JetBlue Park at Fenway South and is presented by CVS Health.

DIRECTIONS TO FENWAY SOUTH: From the North:?Take I-75 South to Exit 131 (Daniels Parkway). Make a left off the exit and go east for approximately two miles. Fenway South will be on your left. From the South:?Take I-75 North to Exit 131 (Daniels Parkway). Make a right off the exit and go east for approximately two miles. Fenway South will be on your left.

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