In an annual changing of the seasons, the Red Sox equipment truck departs today for its 1,480-mile trip to the team’s spring training home at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida.
Truck Day at Fenway Park started at 7 a.m., and the 53-foot vehicle is scheduled to leave at noon with Milford native Al Hartz behind the wheel for the 20th straight year. Throughout the morning, crew members loaded up thousands of baseballs, hundreds of bats, and more, including:
- 20,400 baseballs
- 1,100 bats
- 200 batting gloves
- 200 batting helmets
- 320 Batting Practice tops
- 160 white game jerseys
- 300 pairs of pants
- 400 t-shirts
- 400 pairs of socks
- 20 cases of bubble gum
- 60 cases of sunflower seeds
Load ‘em up!