FORT MYERS, Fla. — David Ortiz is no longer here. Neither is Xander Bogaerts or Chris Sale or anyone else with veteran status.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Opening Day is still almost six weeks away, and a bounty of free agent pitchers remain unsigned. But by now, it should be obvious: The cavalry is not coming to the rescue.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The infield and outfield have one new member each, and the starting rotation, too. After a winter that began with a promise of “full throttle,” the Red Sox are largely the same.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A rejuvenated Alex Cora opened Red Sox spring training Tuesday morning with a positive outlook on his future, which remains murky as he enters his last year under contract as Boston’s manager.

After a long and largely uneventful offseason, spring training is officially here.

Coming to a TV screen — or phone, or tablet or laptop — near you: a documentary series on the 2024 Red Sox season.

The Red Sox will, as the front office loves to say, attempt to turn the page in 2024. How that will go is, as 2000s musician Natasha Bedingfield sings, still unwritten.

The Red Sox made major headlines Friday by announcing the news that Theo Epstein is returning as a senior adviser to Fenway Sports Group and as a part-owner of the team, catching many in the industry by surprise.