He is the Rick Steves of the American League East, a man so well-traveled he could author a guide, rate beaches in St. Petersburg and tell you where to get the best Szechuan in Toronto's Chinatown.
So while other starting pitchers work on command and secondary pitches this spring, David Price has one other item on his to-do list.
How to send his friends back to the dugout, grumbling bitterly, after an at-bat.
The Boston left-hander with the impressive collection of baseball passport stamps and new $217 million deal now is working for this third team in the division.