13 Former Sea Dogs on Sox Opening Day Roster — Rest of the alum on MLB Rosters

RED SOX OPENING DAY ROSTER: 13 of 25 former Sea Dogs

Former Sea Dogs listed in Italics

Starting pitchers — One former Sea Dog
Chris Sale
David Price
Rick Porcello
Hector Velazquez
Brian Johnson (2014)…Went 10–2, with a franchise-best 1.75 ERA)

Bullpen — Three former Sea Dogs
Craig Kimbrel

Matt Barnes (2013, 17)…Made 24 starts with Portland in 2013. Last season, appeared on a Major League Rehab Assignment.

Heath Hembree

Joe Kelly

Bobby Poyner (2017)…Joined Portland on June 2nd from High-A Salem, allowing just two earned runs in 38.1 IP (0.94 ERA). Named the Sea Dogs 2017 Pitcher of the Year.

Carson Smith (2016–17)…Has appeared in 3 games with Portland — all on Major League Rehab Assignments.

Marcus Walden

Catchers- One former Sea Dog
Sandy Leon

Christian Vazquez (2012–13)…Appeared in 116 games with Portland, hitting .289 in ’13 with 5 homers and 48 RBI.

Infielders — Five former Sea Dogs
Hanley Ramirez (2004–05)…First #1 Prospect as a Red Sox affiliate to join Portland…Was promoted to Boston after 2005 Eastern League Playoffs.

Mitch Moreland

Eduardo Nunez

Xander Bogaerts (2012–13)…Made his Double-A debut at just 19 years old, hitting 5 homers in 23 games…Hit .311 in ’13 before a promotion to Pawtucket.

Rafael Devers (2017)…Hit 18 homers in just 277 at-bats, before a promotion to Triple-A Pawtucket…On July 24th, was called up by Boston.

Blake Swihart (2014–15)…Hit .300, 12 homers and 55 RBI in 92 games in 2014…Appeared in 2 games on a Major League Rehab Assignment in ‘15.

Brock Holt (2017)…Went 3-for-12 in four Major League Rehab games.

Outfielders — Three former Sea Dogs
J.D. Martinez

Mookie Betts (2014–15)…Dominated the Eastern League in 2014, hitting .355 in just 54 games…Homered in his only game in ’15, appearing in Akron on a Major League Rehab Assignment.

Jackie Bradley Jr. (2012)…Appeared in 61 games in 2012, hitting .271 with 6 homers and 29 RBI.

Andrew Benintendi (2016)…His 63 games with Portland in 2016 was the most for any of his minor league teams…Hit .295 with 8 homers and 44 RBI.

Former Sea Dogs on Red Sox Disabled List:

Marco Hernandez (2015)…Hernandez homered in the 2015 Eastern League All-Star game and hit .326 in 66 games with the Sea Dogs.

Austin Maddox (2016–17)…Maddox appeared in 33 games with the Sea Dogs over a two-year period. The righty allowed just two earned runs in 13.1 IP last season.

Dustin Pedroia (2005)…The Sea Dogs Hall of Famer hit .324 with 8 homers and 40 RBI in 66 games. Pedroia was named the 2007 American League Rookie of the Year and 2008 MVP.

Coaching Staff- Carlos Febles (Manager with Portland from 2016–17)

Training Staff all former Sea Dogs Trainers: Paul Buchheit Jon Jochim, Brad Pearson, Masai Takahashi

American League

Baltimore — None

Chicago — Miguel Gonzalez, Yoan Moncada

Cleveland — None

Detroit — Jose Iglesias, Alex Wilson

Houston — Josh Reddick

Kansas City — None

Los Angeles — Noe Ramirez

Minnesota — Ryan Pressly

New York — Jacoby Ellsbury (DL)

Oakland — Jed Lowrie

Tampa Bay — None

Texas — Chris Martin

Toronto — None

National League

Arizona — Deven Marrero

Atlanta — None

Chicago — Jon Lester, Anthony Rizzo

Cincinnati — None

Colorado — None

Los Angeles — Josh Fields, Rich Hill

Miami — Junichi Tazawa

Milwaukee — Travis Shaw

New York — Adrian Gonzalez

Philadelphia — None

Pittsburgh — None

San Diego — Carlos Asuaje, Manuel Margot

San Francisco — None

St. Louis — None

Washington — None

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Michael Antonellis
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In my 24th season as a play-by-play broadcaster in minor league baseball. Previous stops: Portland Sea Dogs, Erie, Kane County, Syracuse/Utica, and Potomac.