Truck Day is here as the Red Sox prepare for Spring Training

"There are so many official and unofficial baseball dates every year as the calendar flips from December to January. This one has even more than most with the WBC, but the first big milestone for the Red Sox is Truck Day. What Fenway Fest begins - a focus on the 2026 season rather than 2025 - Truck Day formalizes. JetBlue Park in For Myers might be 1,480 miles away from Fenway Park in Boston but it will seem like home once the players arrive."

"The same list of bits, bobs, and whatchamacallits is piled into a tractor trailer or two every year. And while some of this could be shipped directly to Florida there's probably enough other stuff that it just makes sense to have the staff in Boston take care of it. With all the trouble the league has had with uniforms the past few seasons there might even be necessary quality control."

"I try and make it to Truck Day on my commute every year. Some years are more crowded with well-wishers and TV news than others. 2019 was a pretty excited crowd. 2023 it was effectively 0 degrees with a very strong wind chill. In 2025 there was no one waiting as I passed through. Usually there is at least one TV camera set up capturing stock footage of people walking past Fenway Park. And this morning? Three TV cameras were set up catching B-roll."

Truck Day serves as the Red Sox's first major milestone and formalizes Fenway Fest with a focus on the 2026 season. Players and equipment travel to JetBlue Park in For Myers, 1,480 miles from Fenway Park, but the destination feels like home when the team arrives. Attendance and TV interest at Truck Day vary widely year to year, with some crowds and some near-empty mornings; this morning featured three TV cameras capturing B-roll. Staff load dozens of items into trailers, including batting practice tops and cases of sunflower seeds. Contrasting temperatures—59 in Fort Myers versus 31 in Boston, with Boston in the teens during loading—underscore the seasonal transition. Ongoing uniform issues and tradition support Boston-based packing and quality control before shipment.

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