What are the Expectations for the Red Sox in 2026? // Marcelo Mayer Makes Opening Day Lineup // Payton Tolle Sent to Worcester, Connelly Early Makes Red Sox - 3/24 (Hour 1)

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🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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(0:00) Mazz, Jim Murray, and Matt McCarthy open the show with their thoughts on the Red Sox and what their expectations are going into the season opener on Thursday.
(14:33) More thoughts on the Red Sox and how deep the team is.
(25:37) Reacting to what Alex Cora had to say about Marcelo Mayer making the Opening Day lineup as 2nd baseman.
(35:21) Thoughts on the Red Sox decision to send Payton Tolle to Worcester to start the year and to have Connelly Early start the season in Boston.

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0:00.0	Is Belgrade and Maize your favorite afternoon show?
0:03.6	Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
0:06.9	How would you assess spring training?
0:11.7	How's this gone?
0:12.6	Good, really good.
0:14.0	I think we accomplish a lot of good things here.
0:17.3	Obviously, it was a lot different than the previous ones, but we're in a good spot.
0:21.8	We have a good baseball team.
0:23.2	We're going to be athletic.
0:24.7	We're going to hit homers.
0:26.3	We're going to play good defense, and we'll see how the bullpen pans out.
0:31.3	Feel free confidence where we had, and we're just going to get to Cincinnati and get going.
0:36.2	Felgar out again today.
0:37.3	Man is still here in between the Twin Towers of yours truly. Jim Murray, Matt McCarthy. Hello, McTakey. What's going on, guys? How'd you been? Good you. Good to see you. That was Red Sox manager, Alex Cora, giving his assessment on his team as your Boston Red Sox prepared to break camp down at spring training. begin their season this Thursday in Cincinnati against the Reds.
0:56.8	Feels good about them. Boston Red Sox prepared to break camp down at spring training. Begin their season this Thursday in Cincinnati against the Reds.
0:58.3	Feels good about them.
1:01.0	Got a couple of baseball boys here today.
1:01.9	How about you?
1:05.4	Are you feeling good about the Red Sox and their chances to compete,
1:07.9	maybe going to deep postseason run in 2026?
1:09.2	Maz will start with you.
1:16.4	Okay, so, Marie, can I just say this first, that this day, today used to be one of my favorite days of the spring.
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