The Boston Red Sox finally are pulling the cover off their new sports car.
Newly acquired outfielder/designated hitter J.D. Martinez will make his (official) Red Sox spring training debut Wednesday afternoon during Boston’s split-squad matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins.
The Red Sox will roll out two separate lineups for the games, which both start at 1:05 p.m. ET. Martinez is batting fourth and playing left field in Boston’s tilt against the Twins at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Fla.
This isn’t Martinez’s first action in a Sox uniform; he’s been getting live at-bats and even took Rick Porcello deep Tuesday in an intrasquad scrimmage. But Wednesday will be the 30-year-old’s first game against another team since he officially signed with Boston on Feb. 26.
Red Sox-Twins won’t be televised, but fans can catch the radio call on WEEI. Red Sox-Phillies will be played at Philly’s Clearwater, Fla., complex and will be broadcast on MLB Network.
Here are the lineups for both games:
Red Sox-Twins
Mookie Betts, RF
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
Hanley Ramirez, DH
J.D. Martinez, LF
Xander Bogaerts, SS
Mitch Moreland, 1B
Ivan De Jesus, 2B
Christian Vazquez, C
Chad La Guerra, 3B
Chandler Shepherd, RHP
Red Sox-Phillies
Rusney Castillo, CF
Andrew Benintendi, LF
Rafael Devers, 3B
Sam Travis, 1B
Deven Marrero, SS
Jeremy Barfield, DH
Tzu-Wei Lin, 2B
Steve Selsky, RF
Dan Butler, C
Justin Haley, RHP
