CHESTNUT HILL -- This day was coming. For better or worse, the Red Sox earned it.
Wednesday marked the club’s “Rookie Development Program,” an annual weeklong event in which the Sox host some of their finest prospects and prepare them for what it's like to be a major leaguer living in Boston. They show them the locker room, introduce them to the big league staff and give them pointers on how to talk to reporters.
It’s basically a crash course, one that current big leaguers have since praised for helping them ease more smoothly into the majors.