waivers. On December 11, radio announcer Tim Neverett advised that he allowed his contract with WEEI-FM to run out and that he would no longer be part of the Red Sox radio broadcast team. On December 11, manager Alex Cora announced that Andrew Benintendi would be the team's leadoff hitter in 2019, with Mookie Betts batting second. On December 21, the Red Sox re-signed RHP Heath Hembree to a one-year, $1.3 million deal. On December 21, RHP Joe Kelly signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. January 2019 On January 10, multiple non-roster invitees to spring training were announced, including Rusney Castillo, Josh Ockimey, and Mike Shawaryn. On January 11, RHP Steven Wright agreed to a one-year contract with the Red Sox worth $1.375 million. On January 12, it was announced that the Red Sox reached agreement on one-year contracts with all of their remaining arbitration-eligible players, including Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Brock Holt. On January 30, the team signed RHP Jenrry Mejía to a minor league contract. Mejía was reinstated after spending three years out of baseball due to a permanent suspension for three failed drug tests. On January 31, pitcher David Price announced that he was changing his uniform number from 24 to 10. February 2019 "Truck Day"—when equipment for spring training leaves Fenway Park—was February 4. On February 13, spring training began for pitchers and catchers. On February 14, Entercom and WEEI-FM announced that a rotation of commentators would be used to replace Tim Neverett in Red Sox radio broadcasts with Joe Castiglione; included in the announcement were Sean McDonough, Chris Berman, and former Detroit Tigers announcer Mario Impemba. On February 18, the team held its first full-squad workout. On February 20, New England Sports Network (NESN) announced that Dennis Eckersley and Jerry Remy would be the usual color commentators for television broadcasts with Dave O'Brien, including 30 games with a three-man booth. For games when Eckersley and Remy are not available, former Red Sox players Carlos Peña and Jarrod Saltalamacchia would fill in. Tom Caron continues as studio host of pregame and postgame shows, working with several other former players, including Jim Rice and Steve Lyons. On February 21, baseball writer Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe died at JetBlue Park, reportedly of an embolism. On February 22, the Red Sox defeated the Northeastern Huskies, 6–0, in a