Truck Day is here!

I have a confession to make. When it comes to the signs of the end of a long, cold offseason, the thing that gives me the most excitement is not the first images of pitchers and catchers reporting, or the first game played on the radio. No. The thing that gives me goosebumps and tells me spring is really on its way is truck day.

Truck day does not involve players. In fact the only uniforms in site are on rolling racks or sported by Rays’ mascot Raymond. Truck day, for the uninitiated, is the day the Rays equipment manager loads all the bats, balls, gloves, uniforms, and everything the team will need at spring camp, onto a big semi truck.

It’s a beautiful sight, because it means soon all those pieces of equipment will be getting used. Soon their will be infield dirt on those jerseys.

Baseball will be back.

Forget the groundhog, because the surest sign of spring is a truck loaded with baseball gloves.

Here’s a collection of images from Rays truck day.

This is a LOT of jerseys.

The official account understands the hype.

Pitchers and catchers report in less than two weeks. Winter is almost over.