On March 19, 1961, the Boston Red Sox announce that rookie Carl Yastrzemski will start the season in left field, succeeding the legendary Ted Williams. Yastrzemski will remain a fixture in the...
On March 19, 1960 — All-Star catcher Sammy White announces he will retire rather than report to the Cleveland Indians , where he was traded by the Boston Red Sox for Russ...
On March 17, 1919 — The Boston Red Sox , minus holdouts Carl Mays and Babe Ruth, sail from New York aboard the USS Arapahoe. The trip to spring training is stormy...
March 17, 1918: A young Babe Ruth, still primarily a pitcher, slugs a pair of home runs during a spring training game at Whittington Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The second long...
[adrotate banner=”50″] On March 16, 1967 — In one of the highest-scoring spring training games ever, the Boston Red Sox tally 10 earned runs in the 9th inning to upend the New...
On March 15, 1945 — With World War II travel restrictions still in effect, the Brooklyn Dodgers open spring training at Bear Mountain, New York, with 15 players in camp. Seven teams...
On March 15, 2000- In spring training action, Boston Red Sox star Pedro Martinez and five relievers, Rod Beck, Rheal Cormier, Dan Smith, Rich Garces and Fernando De La Cruz combine to...
On March 14, 1954, future Hall of Famer Hank Aaron makes his first spring training start for the Milwaukee Braves . Aaron, taking advantage of an injury suffered by starting outfielder Bobby...
March 13, 1981 Lakeland Florida, 28 year Boston Red Sox star slugger Jim Rice gets into a heated confrontation with 61 year old VP of PR Jim Crowley. Rice had parked his...
On March 12, 2012 — New Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen is already in mid-season form. He gets ejected in the 6th inning of an otherwise placid Grapefruit League game against the Red...