The Boston Red Sox don't know if they'll have this veteran around beyond the 2025 season, but he doesn't care.

Lucas Giolito took a big step forward at JetBlue Park on Tuesday and feels like he'll be ready when Opening Day rolls around for the Red Sox.

Starter Lucas Giolito has been growing out his beard (with the occasional small trim) to neaten it up for six or seven months. And it reminds Red Sox fans of Mike Napoli. He discussed it.

The next step is a two-inning live BP in about five days, then it's Grapefruit League play. The 30-year-old Giolito is looking to reestablish himself after posting a 4.88 ERA over 33 starts with three teams in 2023.

Giolito (elbow) is scheduled to throw his first live batting practice session of the spring in the coming days, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. Giolito is a few days behind the Red Sox' other starting pitchers as he comes back from an internal brace procedure,

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The long-awaited Boston Red Sox debut of a pre-2024 free-agent signing is finally approaching. When Boston signed veteran right-handed pitcher Lucas Giolito in December of 2023, they did so with the goal of adding a workhorse to the top of the rotation for the impending season.

The Boston Red Sox don't know if they'll have this veteran around beyond the 2025 season, but he doesn't care.

The long-awaited Boston Red Sox debut of a pre-2024 free-agent signing is finally approaching. When Boston signed veteran right-handed pitcher Lucas Giolito in December of 2023, they did so with the goal of adding a workhorse to the top of the rotation for the impending season.

Giolito (elbow) threw a 15-pitch live batting practice session Tuesday, Chris Cotillo of Mass Live reports. "Being able to get through that step, for me, it feels like the end of the rehab arc," Giolito said.

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