When the Red Sox spring training camp formally opened on February 15, 2026, it ushered in the 155th anniversary of Boston's first professional baseball team--the Boston Red Stockings. And this year marks the 156th consecutive season of professional baseball in Boston! Those of you who are observant, and almost of you are, noticed the "150th Anniversary" unif [...]
This will be the Red Sox 34th spring training camp in Fort Myers. Their 34 years in Fort Myers is their longest stay in any location.
My dear friend Frank Sullivan would have been 93 years-old on January 23, 2023. And we miss his lovely wife Marilyn who passed away on January 15, 2020. It is still difficult to accept that we have lost both Frank and Marilyn but they left a wonderful legacy and much Aloha. They had an extraordinary life and it is timely to revisit all that they experienced and achieved!
Spring training is a time of renewal for players and fans. But spring training in Sarasota, Florida, in 1946, was more than a renewal; it was a reunion of Red Sox players who had been away for as long as three seasons while they served their country during World War II. The 1946 Boston Red Sox spring training roster included 28 players who had spent [...]