Boston’s Xander Bogaerts addresses reports that the Red Sox are taking a close look at free agent shortstop like Carlos Correa.

DH J.D. Martinez is entering his final year under contract with the Red Sox.

Gone are seven-inning doubleheaders and extra innings starting with a runner on second base. Gone, too, is the gloom of a lockout that threatened the 162-game season.

The Red Sox agree to deals with Jake Diekman and Matt Strahm as players report to spring training.

Chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom probably has in the $24-28 million range before the Red Sox would reach the level where they must pay the smallest luxury tax penalty.

Major leaguers are not in camp, but minor league players are allowed to get to work preparing for the season.

Chaim Bloom will need to fill holes in Boston’s roster via free agency or trades once teams scramble to prepare for the season.

Normally, pitchers and catchers would be reporting to spring training within days. But with owners and players at an impasse, it’s anyone’s guess when baseball will resume.

Ortiz is the lone player to earn induction this year, while Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling fall short in their final year on the ballot.