FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox already are preparing for their first series of the season.
The Red Sox open their 2015 schedule with three games against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, meaning pitchers will be forced to bat right out of the chute. The Sox should be better-equipped to handle the situation after Monday’s workout, as several hurlers practiced bunting on one of the back fields at JetBlue Park.
Clay Buchholz, Rick Porcello and Wade Miley were among those who dropped down some bunts. Red Sox bench coach Torey Lovullo spearheaded the workout and instructed the pitchers on where to direct their bunts.
Miley, who was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks over the offseason, has spent his entire career in the National League, so he certainly has a leg up. Lovullo jokingly pointed that out during the drill.
