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Christian Vázquez pinch hits for Puerto Rico and rips a single into center. Nice hand from the crowd for the former Red Sox catcher.

We’re having a party, dancing to the music …

5-0 Puerto Rico in the 6th and the crowd is fired up.

Caleb Durbin fouled off five pitches and worked a 10-pitch walk leading off the bottom of the fourth with the Red Sox down, 4-0.

Sox fans will like this guy.

Kristian Campbell grounded to the right side and jogged out of the box. The ball got boxed around but he was still out. Not a good look there.

Slick play by Marcelo Mayer ranging behind second and flipping the ball to Trevor Story at second then another nice play with a running scoop to get an out at first.

Coaches talk a lot about a player's "clock," the ability to know how much time they need to make a play. That was an example.

Alex Cora joked "We’ll win regardless" this afternoon because he's managing the Sox and wants to see Puerto Rico do well.

3-0 Puerto Rico after a shaky start by lefty Greg Bennet, who was pulled after 22 pitches in the first inning and is back for the second thanks for ST rules.

Smaller crowd than usual at JetBlue Park for the exhibition but much nosier than usual. The Puerto Rico fans have drums, vuvuzelas and other noisemakers.

Just had a good conversation with Puerto Rico GM Carlos Beltran. Nobody is happier than a new Hall of Famer.

Red Sox called up:

RHP Jay Allmer
RHP Steven Brooks
RHP Reidis Sena
RHP Joe Vogatsky
OF Yophery Rodriguez
UTIL ack Winnay
OF Andrews Opata
OF Isaiah Jackson
SS Alvinson Pinto

Five Red Sox minor leaguers will be available as reserves for Puerto Rico tonight:

LHP Devin Futrell
RHP Wuilliams Rodriguez
LHP Erik Rivera
INF Stanley Tucker
OF Yan Cruz

Rivera and Cruz are from Puerto Rico, so what a cool thing for them to around those players.

A little taste of what facing Aroldis Chapman would be like.

#RedSox vs. Puerto Rico tonight: Campbell CF, Story SS, Mayer 2B, Durbin 3B, Kiner-Falefa 1B, Hickey DH, Wong C, Ward RF, Castro LF, and Bennett LHP.

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In case you missed it, Northeastern beat No. 2 LSU 13-10 on Monday in Baton Rouge.

Duxbury's Chris Walsh drove in four runs. North Andover's Ryan Griffin went 5.1 IP and allowed 1 ER against the defending NCAA champs.

Excellent program at NU, as always.

The Red Sox’ outfielders are playing in the WBC. So who is left to play the outfield? - The Boston Globe With Roman Anthony, Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu, Jarren Duran, and more absent from spring training, the Red Sox will give some other players a chance.

The Red Sox’ outfielders are playing in the WBC.

So who is left to play the outfield?

(“The next Dave Roberts”?)

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Christian Vázquez wants to keep playing in the majors, and hopes the World Baseball Classic can help him get back - The Boston Globe The 35-year-old catcher, who was in the Red Sox organization from 2008 to 2022, will suit up for Puerto Rico as he tries to latch on with an MLB team.

On Baseball from Fort Myers: Christian Vázquez has already accomplished more in baseball than he ever imagined. But at 35, he's determined to keep playing so his sons can share the experience.

The free agent hopes the WBC opens a few doors:

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If they non-tendered him he would have been signed right away by a team happy to pay $4.1 million for a No. 2 or 3 starter in 2027. Why would the Sox give that away for nothing?

Tanner Houck, who had elbow surgery in August, popping the mitt a bit today. It’s unlikely he pitches this season but he’s trying.

As it turns out I didn't have anything to do with putting that there 14 years ago. Feel free to contact the park if you're that upset.

Instead of a number there will be statue of him adjusting the bone chips in his elbow after throwing the ball over George Scott's head.

He also.

As the Red Sox season approaches, the Globe has in-person coverage of every day of spring training and all 162 games.

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For Wilyer Abreu, World Baseball Classic means time with his Venezuelan idol: Miguel Cabrera - The Boston Globe The Red Sox outfielder said of the two-time MVP: “I never thought that I would be around him. So this is a special moment for me, for my life, to be there with him."

Plus Tim has a Red Sox Notebook led by Wilyer Abreu excited to play for Venezuela and his idol, Miguel Cabrera:

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Masataka Yoshida with a moonshot for Japan in an exhibition game against his former team:

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One of the Red Sox’ biggest recent hires is a ‘really bright’ whiz of a pitching coach - The Boston Globe Quinn Cleary, a Newton native, childhood Sox fan, and member of a famous Boston sports family, is the assistant director of pitching and head pitching strategist.

Another fresh story from Fort Myers: Tim Healy on assistant director of pitching Quinn Cleary, whose local ties run deep:

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Show me where you criticized the Sale trade. You can’t. Nobody did at the time. But now everybody knew. It’s BS. And Schwarber just didn’t work with Martinez signed. Nobody’s fault. It just didn’t fit. Two DHs can’t work.

Walks, errors. The usual stuff. Both teams.