Dressed for St. Patrick's Day, Red Sox mascot Wally the Green Monster performs on the field Thursday in Fort Myers, Fla.
Even the third base bag is wearing the green as the grounds crew prepares the field for Thursday's spring training game between the Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles.
World War II veteran Ernie Lefebvre of West Hartford, Conn., shouts "play ball" to start Thursday's game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers, Fla. Lefebvre took part in the invasion of Normandy and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
Red Sox starting pitcher Henry Owens works against the Orioles in the first inning. Owens had a rough outing, giving up three runs on four hits in less than three innings.
Sox fans dressed in St. Patrick's Day colors watch play in the first inning of Thursday's game.
Boston's Deven Marrero (16) watches as Sam Travis, center, and Brennan Boesch (31) celebrate a three-run home run by Travis in the second inning Thursday.
A fan is decked out for St. Patrick's day at Thursday's game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Red Sox in Fort Myers, Fla.
With the Red Sox and many of their fans wearing green, David Ortiz pops out in the third inning.
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