The Red Sox will face the Marlins on Tuesday in Jupiter, FL, which is about two and a half hours away from their spring training complex in Fort Myers by bus. Because bus trips typically aren’t on the list of things players enjoy about spring training, the Red Sox held an agility challenge on Sunday to determine who would be hitting the road.
David Ortiz served as referee with two teams of 10 battling in different drills.
"You can only throw a ball at the official once" – @davidortiz referees the challenge #SoxSpring pic.twitter.com/DV3RLm5HJn
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) March 22, 2015
This is close! Agility challenge heats up after first round. #SoxSpring pic.twitter.com/QjkqVZMi2A
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) March 22, 2015
Hanley Ramirez and Dustin Pedroia are among those who will be Jupiter-bound for Tuesday’s game. As you can see, the winning team was quite happy to be staying put.
That's how you celebrate not going on a 2.5 hour bus ride #SoxSpring pic.twitter.com/5dcI9brQnS
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) March 22, 2015
Hats off to the Red Sox for using a fun way to decide the team to face the Marlins. It certainly looks like the players took the competition seriously.
Photo via: Twitter/RedSox
