FORT MYERS — Something resembling baseball has arrived.
The first Red Sox spring game today, an exhibition with Northeastern University, will feature one of the best depth options the ballclub has on the mound in Brian Johnson.
“More than anything, just throwing the ball over the plate,” Sox manager John Farrell said of what he’s looking for from Johnson. “Given his recent path and journey getting him back in the fold, granted it’s an intersquad exhibition-type game against Northeastern, but still, this is part of him getting back in our environment and getting accomplished the work that’s needed.