Lakeland, Fla. — No surprise that right-handed reliever Warwick Saupold was the last pitcher to arrive in camp; he traveled the farthest to get here.
“Not that bad this year, 30 hours,” said Saupold, who flew multiple connections from his home in Perth, Australia, to Orlando, arriving 10 p.m. Sunday. “The worst part was the eight-hour layover in Los Angeles.”
There was a bright side to the layover, though — he got to meet Sugar Ray Leonard.
“I walked into the Delta lounge and the next guy who walked in was Sugar Ray. So that was kind of sweet.