PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – After a 5-2 win in the annual exhibition game against the Northeastern Huskies on Friday, the Red Sox are kicking off their official spring training schedule with a trip to the Tampa Bay Rays’ Charlotte Sports Park.
Top prospect Roman Anthony will make his preseason debut in left-field and batting second in the order. He was originally slated to lead off Friday’s game, but was scratched due to soreness in his right elbow from a hit-by-pitch.
Fellow ‘Big 3’ prospect Marcelo Mayer, who started at shortstop on Friday, is Saturday’s designated hitter.
The Red Sox will face a Rays lineup full of ‘24 regulars. Danny Jansen, a Boston addition at last summer’s trade deadline, will also be behind the dish for the Rays.
David Hamilton SS
Roman Anthony LF
Ceddanne Rafaela CF
Carlos Narváez C
Marcelo Mayer DH
Vaughn Grissom 2B
Abraham Toro 1B
Trayce Thompson RF
Nick Sogard 3B
Taylor Walls SS
Brandon Lowe 2B
Eloy Jiménez DH
Jonathan Aranda 1B
Richie Palacios LF
Danny Jansen C
Curtis Mead 3B
Jonny DeLuca CF
Jose Caballero RF
RHP Quinn Priester vs. RHP Jacob Waguespack
When: 1:05 p.m. ET
Where: Charlotte Sports Park, Port Charlotte, Fla.
How to watch: NESN, WEEI 93.7 FM, WDAE 620 AM/95.3 FM (Rays)
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