PHOTOS: 5 players who look out of place at spring training
Hordes of restless ballplayers arrived in Florida and Arizona to reacquaint themselves with the game after a grueling winter, and a handful of baseball's most prominent characters will be tasked this spring with acclimating to new environments following a busy offseason.
Let's take a look at five guys who look a little out of place in their new surroundings.
Ben Zobrist, Oakland Athletics
Zobrist's nine-year tenure with the Tampa Bay Rays ended in January after newly promoted general manager Matt Silverman opted to take the organization in a new direction by swapping a slew of veterans for young talent.
Jimmy Rollins, Los Angeles Dodgers
Rollins played 2,090 games in a Philadelphia Phillies uniform - the second-most in franchise history - before getting shipped to Los Angeles in December as general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. began to dismantle his aging squad.
Pablo Sandoval, Boston Red Sox
The prospect of a fourth World Series title and the unyielding adoration of an entire city wasn't enough to keep Sandoval in San Francisco, as the paunchy third baseman signed a five-year deal with the Boston Red Sox in November.
Russell Martin, Toronto Blue Jays
The native Canadian was finally repatriated this winter when he signed a five-year, $82-million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays after nine years in the majors split between the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
The polarizing third baseman is back in camp with the New York Yankees after serving the longest drug-related suspension in history, and will look to revive his career in 2015 while having every single one of his bodily functions (innocuous or otherwise) intensely scrutinized.
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