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Spring hasn’t officially arrived in the Hub until the Boston Red Sox host the home opener at Fenway Park. After starting the season on the road in Florida, the Sox return for this much-anticipated rite of spring on April 5 against the Tampa Bay Rays, the first of a three-game set against Boston’s division rivals. With a roster boasting ace pitcher Chris Sale, new slugger J.D. Martinez and a solid young core including outfielders Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi, the Sox look to take the American League East for the third year in a row, hopefully paving the way for a ninth World Series victory.