FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox 19-year-old prospect Yoeilin Cespedes put on a few extra pounds after undergoing surgery to repair a broken hamate bone last summer. For him, it wasn’t acceptable ...

But the tall tale never quite hooks you. It’s not ripped from the headlines, but Tyler Cornack’s comedy “Mermaid” certainly seems inspired by them — specifically, the strange “Florida ...