“But I’m not going to make too much of two at-bats and four innings on the field, for anybody”.
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Monday also marks the first Red Sox NESN broadcast without Don Orsillo. The Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees could use some immediate help, and a return to Cleveland could fit nicely as well.
Or if Rusney Castillo isn’t ready to be the everyday left fielder, Murphy could become a surprise candidate to crack the major league roster.
Hall of Famer Joe Cronin played 11 seasons with the Red Sox before retiring in 1945. Murphy would complement Young as a platoon partner if it ever got to that point. Red Sox fans will recognize his name from 2007 when the Red Sox traded Murphy to the Rangers as part of a package for closer Eric Gagne.
With all the attention paid to Ramirez at first, it almost obscured his two plate appearances, during which he reached on an infield single behind second base and lashed a double off the left-field wall.
The Red Sox will face Boston College and Northeastern in their annual opening doubleheader. David Ortiz will not play, however.
Ortiz gave the man a bat and Ramirez gave him batting gloves.
“We have a plan, ” said Ramirez.
Red Sox 3B Pablo Sandoval had a slow roller go under his glove as he charged it on the only ball hit to him.
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Managing a game for the first time since enduring nine weeks of chemotherapy to overcome cancer, Farrell said, “It’s a really good feeling”. The Sox beat Boston College, 6-0, in the opener of the split-squad double-header, Boston’s Grapefruit League opener.
