Nothing signals spring training drawing closer more than the Texas Rangers’ 18-wheeler packed to the gills and heading off to Arizona.
That was the case Friday afternoon at Globe Life Park, where the annual photo opportunity included Rangers catchers Jonathan Lucroy and pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez.
The truck, filled with over 32,000 pounds of baseball gear, including weight training equipment and 600 12-packs of official Major League baseballs (that’s 7,200 total balls). By the way, those balls will last only a couple weeks before a new batch is needed.
“It’s a happy time of the year,” Rangers catcher Jonathan Lucroy said.