The Carolina League baseball season will open this weekend when the Salem Red Sox host the Delmarva Shorebirds in a three game series. The Shorebirds are a farm team of the Baltimore Orioles.
Opening day is Friday with the first pitch scheduled for 6:35 pm. On Saturday evening at 6:35 pm the Sox will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Carilion Clinic Field in Salem, and Sunday’s 1:05 pm start is a “Bark in the Park” day with dogs welcome.
The 2025 Salem team was breaking camp in Florida and arriving this week. This year’s manager is Ozzie Chavez, who has been promoted to that position after spending the last two seasons as bench coach. He previously managed the Red Sox’ Dominican Republic Academy from 2019-22 and has been with the Boston Red Sox since 2015.
Once again the Sox are teaming up with the Virginia Tech School of Communication for the fifth consecutive year to broadcast all 2025 Red Sox home games. Braden Schenck will be the voice of the Salem Red Sox with games aired on streaming services and MiLB.com.
