MLB Spring Training is here! What to know before heading out to see the Boston Red Sox

The start of the 2025 Major League Baseball season for the Boston Red Sox moved one step closer last week with the opening of spring training at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers.

Red Sox pitchers and catchers report for their first formal workouts Wednesday with the first full-squad workout set for Monday at Fenway South.

MLB Spring Training is here! What to know before heading out to see the Boston Red Sox — Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Winckowski throws during the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium on March 4, 2024.

Practices are held on the Fenway South back fields behind JetBlue Park starting at 10 a.m. and fan watch areas are roped and marked. Fans may enter the complex through the West Gate beginning at 9 a.m.

The Red Sox are looking to improve upon last year’s 81-81 finish, which left them third in the American League East and out of the playoffs for the fifth time in the past six years.

The Red Sox have held spring training in Fort Myers since 1993, spending their first 19 years at City of Palms Park before moving to JetBlue Park in 2012.

Here’s what you need to know before heading out to see the Red Sox this spring.

How to purchase spring training tickets for the Red Sox

Tickets for the Red Sox Spring Training exhibition season can be purchased online at redsox.com/tickets or in person at the JetBlue Park ticket office. The office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Red Sox will play 17 games at JetBlue Park this spring, including 15 Grapefruit League games, a “Futures at Fenway South” game featuring the club’s top prospects, and a matchup against Northeastern University. Gates will open 90 minutes before the scheduled start time of each game. Parking is included in the ticket price.

What are the special promotions this spring?

The Red Sox will host four themed events at JetBlue Park this spring during the Grapefruit League portion of their schedule.

On Wednesday, Feb. 26 the Red Sox will celebrate Pickleball Day during their game with the Tampa Bay Rays. Each ticket purchased through this offer will receive a USA Pickleball-approved Red Sox-themed paddle.

On Saturday, March 1, the Red Sox will commemorate iconic singer Jimmy Buffett during their game with the Minnesota Twins with Margaritaville Day. All fans who purchase tickets through this special offer will receive a Margaritaville T-shirt with artwork featuring the Red Sox and JetBlue Park.

Boston Common Golf Day will be held on Sunday, March 2 when the Red Sox take on the New York Mets. Fans who purchase tickets through this special offer will receive a limited edition co-branded Red Sox Boston Common Golf hat.

On Wednesday, March 5 (Rays) and Friday, March 7 (Miami Marlins), the Red Sox will honor 2025 collegiate, high school, middle school and elementary school graduates. With the purchase of a ticket to one of the dates through this special offer, each fan will receive a limited-edition Red Sox “Class of 2025” T-shirt.

A couple of big upgrades fans will notice at JetBlue Park this spring are two new videoboards and a new dedicated Wi-Fi network for spectators.

Tours of JetBlue Park are available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on non-game days. Tickets for tours may be purchased from the JetBlue Park box office and cost $10 per person, with children 12 and under able to enter for free. Game day VIP tour packages are also available and cost $40 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under. These tours are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and must be registered in advance by calling 239-226-4783.

Who’s in and who’s out for the Red Sox?

This offseason, the Red Sox focused on bolstering their pitching staff, signing free-agent starter Walker Buehler and veteran reliever Aroldis Chapman to one-year contracts. Boston’s biggest move of the offseason was acquiring left-handed starter Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox for four prospects, a trade it hopes will help the Red Sox break its three-year postseason drought.

Crochet, an All-Star for the White Sox last season, had 209 strikeouts with 33 walks in 146 innings pitched. He joins a rotation that includes All-Star Tanner Houck and former FGCU standout Kutter Crawford.

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Chapman, a seven-time All-Star with 335 career saves, should help bolster a bullpen that lost closer Kenley Jansen to free agency. The Red Sox also saw slugging outfielder Tyler O’Neill, who led the team with 31 home runs, leave in free agency to sign with the Baltimore Orioles.