The unofficial road to Spring Training began on Friday for three clubs.
A pair of moving trucks left Progressive Field in Cleveland for a cross-country trip to Goodyear, Ariz.; one from U.S. Cellular Field on the South Side of Chicago headed to Glendale, Ariz.; and one left Coors Field in Denver, bound for Scottsdale, Ariz.
Truck Day all but signals the end of the offseason, with equipment from each team's home clubhouse shipped to its respective Spring Training site ahead of its report date.

In Cleveland this morning, two 53-foot trucks carrying everything from players' clothes, balls, bats, bikes, sunflower seeds and workout equipment pushed through 11-hour days along Interstate 40 with a handful of stops. The cargo even included Indians manager Terry Francona's new black scooter, which replaced the red one he had used in previous years.

The items are expected to arrive at Cleveland's spring headquarters on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Indians pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on Feb. 17, and position players will join four days later.

The White Sox have had massive amounts of equipment for Truck Day before, such as when Paul Konerko's clubhouse locker had to be transported. Friday's move was far simpler. But Chicago not only packed enough gear for Spring Training, but also for the club's first regular-season series in Oakland.

Still, they fit all their supplies in one truck headed for Glendale, the unofficial first sign of spring.