Ready for opening day
SUN PHOTO BY KATHERINE GODINA
Tampa Bay prospect Wil Myers listens to manager Joe Maddon Friday during the team's first practice in the main stadium at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte. The Rays begin spring-training Grapefruit League play with split-squad games today at home (against Pittsburgh) and in Fort Myers (against Boston). Game time is 1:05 p.m. at Charlotte Sports Park and 1:30 p.m. in Fort Myers. Altered traffic patterns will be in effect after 11 a.m. on El Jobean Road (State Road 776) at the ballpark. Plan for traffic delays from noon to 1 p.m. See more coverage in Sports: Two recent Stone Crabs pitchers will pitch for the Rays in their split-squad games today.
The Tampa Bay Rays begin spring-training Grapefruit League play with split-squad games today at home (against Pittsburgh) and in Fort Myers (against Boston). Game time is 1:05 p.m. at Charlotte Sports Park and 1:30 p.m. in Fort Myers. Altered traffic patterns will be in effect after 11 a.m. on El Jobean Road (State Road 776) at the ballpark. Plan for traffic delays from noon to 1 p.m.