The Red Sox open their spring schedule in just about 45 minutes with a split-squad game against Boston College; they'll pit the rest of the team against Minnesota at 7 p.m. in a game televised on NESN.
Josh Beckett will start the afternoon game against Boston College; he'll be followed by Clay Buchholz, Kris Johnson and Junichi Tazawa. A year ago, Beckett likewise got the start in the spring opener against the Eagles -- a game the Red Sox won by a 24-0 score.
Tim Wakefield will start the evening game against the Twins; he'll be followed by Justin Masterson, Manny Delcarmen and Javier Lopez. The Red Sox won the spring season series against the Twins a year ago, but the Twins have won the Mayor's Cup 10 times in the last 16 seasons.
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Rosters for the World Baseball Classic were unveiled last night; here's a look at Red Sox roster players picked to play in the tournament, which begins Thursday:
Canada: Jason Bay
Dominican Republic: David Ortiz
Japan: Daisuke Matsuzaka
Puerto Rico: Javier Lopez
United States: Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis
Eight other players from the Red Sox organization will play in the tournament as well:
Australia: Mitch Dening
Chinese Taipei: Chih-Hsien Chiang, Che-Hsuan Lin
Netherlands: Dennis Neuman
Panama: Angel Chavez
Puerto Rico: Fernando Cabrera
South Africa: Justin Erasmus
Venezuela: Enrique Gonzalez
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I hope to catch the Sox-Twins game on NESN. So far, I can't even access the page. Hoping that's just a temporary traffic issue or something.
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