In protest of coaches not receiving the same $40,000 stipend negotiated by the players union, the Red Sox players vote to boycott playing in their exhibition game, scheduled to be televised nationally from the City of Palms Park, and tomorrow’s flight to Japan for the season-opening game against the A’s. The delayed game starts an hour later when MLB consents to pay the managers, coaches, and trainers $20,000 each from management’s proceeds, with the team agreeing to make up the difference.

On March 19, 2008 — In protest of coaches not receiving the same $40,000 stipend negotiated by the players union, the Red Sox players vote to boycott playing in their exhibition game, scheduled to be televised nationally from the City of Palms Park, and tomorrow’s flight to Japan for the season-opening game against the A’s. The delayed game starts an hour later when MLB consents to pay the managers, coaches, and trainers $20,000 each from management’s proceeds, with the team agreeing to make up the difference.

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