The 2019 Major League Baseball season finally is here — can you believe it?
The Boston Red Sox will begin their World Series title defense Thursday night when they visit the Seattle Mariners in Game 1 of 162. Alex Cora’s team enters the season as a legitimate favorite, albeit one with no shortage of question marks.
NESN.com’s Dakota Randall, Ricky Doyle and Mike Cole took a crack at answering those questions in a special “Season Preview” edition of the “NESN Red Sox Podcast.” Chris Sale’s extension, Blake Swihart’s possible ascension, under-the-radar names and X-factors — it’s all on the table, as well as your customary picks, predictions and superlatives.
Click the link in the tweet below to listen to this week’s episode:
