Thanks to a handful of tweets from Rays beat writer Marc Topkin, word broke that more than a dozen players made the early trek to Port Charlotte, ahead of the official start of Spring Training, Monday. Among the players getting in some early work are pitchers Jake McGee, Matt Moore, Jeff Beliveau, CJ Riefenhauser, Nate Karns, Kirby Yates, Matt Andriese and Mike Montgomery, as well as Rene Rivera, John Jaso, Curt Casali, Brandon Guyer, David DeJesus and Tim Beckham.
Yes friends, the 2015 baseball season is right around the corner!
More than a dozen #Rays working out – unofficially – at Charlotte Sports Park this morning. pic.twitter.com/LCXZP6DxBQ
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) February 18, 2015
New #Rays C Rene Rivera taking some cuts today in Port Charlotte pic.twitter.com/3kH3M1YkAh
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) February 18, 2015
#Rays OF Brandon Guyer in the cage now in Port Charlotte pic.twitter.com/WKexfzMd0g — Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) February 18, 2015
Because I’m brimming with excitement, here is a Rays’ Vine post of batting practice:
That sound. #Lumber #BaseballBegins https://t.co/Hn3yAqL6Iu — Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) February 18, 2015
Noteworthiness
- Don’t forget to head to the Trop this Saturday for Fan Fest — a celebration of all things Tampa Bay Rays. Before you ask, parking an admission are free. Like I mentioned yesterday, X-Rays Spex will be there in full force. We’d love to meet up, and spend time with you! Get in touch with us in some capacity (the comments section, email, Facebook, Tumblr, or Twitter) and let us know when you’ll be arriving.
- We’re excited too, Drew!
Another offseason in the books. ✈️ to ☀️. Really excited to start my first full season with the #Rays. I think we can surprise a lot of ppl!
— Drew Smyly (@SmylyD) February 18, 2015