First spring training report: Gator appears at Boston Red Sox complex in Fort Myers

Here's something you don't see every day. A small alligator made an appearance at JetBlue Park at Fenway South where the Boston Red Sox have their spring training facility in Fort Myers.

The gator was photographed Thursday inside one of the batting cages at the complex. Even though players don't report until the middle of February, many are already here working out and getting ready for the season.

One of those players, Boston outfielder Jackie Bradly, Jr. retweeted this about a photo of the gator:

"All I have to say is he better clean up those balls after he is done," Bradley said.

Needless to say, for players already here and for those on the way to Fort Myers, working out with gators is a curveball they probably weren't expecting.

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