Xander Bogaerts made his ninth consecutive begin on Opening Day at Fenway Park on Friday. Could or not it’s his final?
The Red Sox shortstop can choose out of his team-friendly contract on the finish of the season, and the group failed to achieve an settlement on a contract extension previous to the season. According to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, the Red Sox provided Bogaerts a further yr at $30 million to his current contract, which might successfully earn him $90 million over 4 years past this season – far beneath his market worth.
Bogaerts acknowledged that he noticed the report, however didn’t say a lot.
“I saw it,” Bogaerts stated. “You’ve got to talk to my agent (Scott Boras) about that. I don’t want to get into it. … I won’t comment on that.”
Vaughn throws first pitch
The pregame ceremonies featured a well-recognized face. Red Sox nice Mo Vaughn – sporting his outdated No. 42 – was welcomed again to Fenway along with his son Lee, who threw out the primary pitch, an ideal strike to catcher Kevin Plawecki.
Vaughn, who wore No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson, was one of many final gamers to don that quantity after Major League Baseball retired it. Friday, fittingly, was Jackie Robinson Day as MLB celebrated the seventy fifth anniversary of Robinson’s debut, when he broke the colour barrier in 1947. For the 14th consecutive season, each participant on the sphere wore No. 42, this yr printed on the uniforms in Dodger blue.
“Growing up in the Dodger organization, we made sure we knew what it means,” Red Sox supervisor Alex Cora stated. “Just to be a part of this, it’s a special day. I think they got it right wearing Dodger blue for one day, it’s going to feel great. He just changed the world. We don’t live in a perfect world still, but for him to do what he did … the fact that he persevered and he put us in a better spot. We have a better world because of Jackie Robinson but we have a lot of work to do.” …
Friday marked the Red Sox’ first residence sport since franchise icon Jerry Remy’s dying final October, and he was appropriately remembered throughout a pregame in memoriam tribute on the Fenway Park video board. A video of Remy’s greatest moments as a participant and broadcaster have been performed in a particular tribute.
The NESN sales space at Fenway Park can also be now named the Jerry Remy Booth, honoring his 33 seasons as a beloved broadcaster. The Red Sox will honor Remy in a particular pregame ceremony on April 20.
Odds & ends
Jackie Bradley Jr. obtained the loudest ovation of any Red Sox participant throughout pregame introductions in his return to Fenway Park. It marked the outfielder’s first sport at Fenway with followers since 2019. … The Red Sox will put on their blue and yellow “City Connect” uniforms on Saturday and Sunday.
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