Major League Baseball player Masanao Yoshida of the Red Sox participated in an exhibition game against the Rays held in the Dominican Republic. He hit a two-base hit, marking his third consecutive hit.
Pitcher Naoyuki Uesawa, who has a minor league contract with the Rays, pitched halfway through his second inning and allowed five runs. Yoshida was sent as a pinch runner and was replaced, but with three consecutive hits, he raised his batting average in exhibition games to.286.