Baseball Season to Open in Boston
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox’s home opener on April 9 will be baseball’s opener this season.
The honor of starting the delayed season fell to the Red Sox when major league club owners and players finally agreed on a new contract late Sunday night.
“There’s not much time, but we’ll be ready,” Red Sox manager Joe Morgan said.
With an end to a 32-day spring training lockout, the start of the regular season was pushed back one week.
The Red Sox had been scheduled to open against the Tigers in Detroit on April 2. Instead, the two charter members of the league will begin the season for everyone at Fenway Park on Monday, April 9.
Morgan has been in Winter Haven with coaches Bill Fischer, Rac Slider, Al Bumbry, Richie Hebner and Dick Beradino for more than a week. However, they’ve done little more than observe prospects in the minor league training camp.
“It’s great news,” Morgan said when awakened and told of the agreement between the owners and players. “We’re ready to get to work.”
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