When pitchers and catchers reported for Red Sox spring training last week, it was an early sign of warmer things to come for fans back in Boston. A century ago, Babe Ruth offered the same sunny promise as he waited for his ride south, saying, “I’ll see you kids at Fenway Park this summer.”
The Ruth-led Red Sox of 1918 went on to win the World Series, beating the Chicago Cubs in a season that was cut short by World War I. The 2018 Boston team will be looking to do the same (sans WWIII) under first-year manager Alex Cora, and the journey there started Monday with the first full squad workout in Fort Myers, Florida.