As we approach the 2024 MLB season, we’re taking a different approach to our ballpark coverage. We begin with American League East ballparks, as Natty Boh returns to Oriole Park, Fenway Park adds Irish nachos, the Yankees add a slew of offerings from celebrity chefs, and Tropicana Field sees a revamped turf field. (more…)
Tag Archives | boston red sox
Salem Red Sox now part of Diamond Baseball Holdings portfolio
We have another addition to the Diamond Baseball Holdings portfolio, as the investment firm acquires the Salem Red Sox (Single-A; Carolina League) in a move we first previewed during the Winter Meetings. (more…)
Personnel news from Boston, Billings, Bowling Green and Northwest Arkansas
We have personnel news this morning from the Boston Red Sox, Billings Mustangs (Pioneer League), Bowling Green Hot Rods (High-A; Sally League) and Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Double-A; Texas League). (more…)
Saving Fenway Park documentary on tap tonight
The building of Fenway Park and its ultimate restoration over the last 10-plus years is the subject of an episode of American Built on FOX Business Network tonight. (more…)
High funding request may doom LeLacheur Park upgrades
Baseball may return to Lowell in the future, but given the Boston Red Sox’s high funding request for LeLacheur Park upgrades, it’s unlikely affiliated ball would return any time soon–or ever. (more…)
Red Sox plan for first carbon-neutral experience in MLB
We’ve seen some MiLB teams stage some carbon-neutral games, and now the Boston Red Sox are working with Aspiration to reduce the impact of Fenway Park carbon emissions. (more…)
Decision on LeLacheur Park looming for Lowell
A decision on whether to pay up to $30 million on upgrades to LeLacheur Park, former home of the Lowell Spinners (Short-A; NY-Penn League), to house a Boston Red Sox-owned MiLB team relocating from Salem is looming–and it’s not looking great for the Sox. (more…)
Fort Myers takes over City of Palms Park. Now what?
Fort Myers now owns City of Palms Park, the former Boston Red Sox spring-training ballpark once slated for demolition. The big question: what does the city do with it? (more…)
Fort Myers: Let’s keep City of Palms Park open
Fort Myers’ City of Palms Park, former spring home of the Boston Red Sox, may have been temporarily been granted a reprieve after the City Council declared support for keeping the facility open as a baseball facility. (more…)
Last-minute reprieve for City of Palms Park?
The ongoing saga of Fort Myers’ City of Palms Park, a former Boston Red Sox training site, has taken another turn, with some locals pushing for its survival as a community green space and gathering spot. (more…)
Massachusetts OKs ballpark fans for 2021 season
The Boston Red Sox and the Worcester Red Sox (Triple-A East) have been cleared by Gov. Charlie Baker to host a limited number of fans for the 2021 season, as the teams implement COVID-19 mitigation plans. (more…)
Red Sox, partners pitch 2.1M SF for new Fenway Park development
The Boston Red Sox are continuing the process of Fenway Park development, with 2.1 million square feet of new space proposed by the team and its development partners. (more…)
Another 2021 first: Smith will be first Black female MLB coach
Some history will be made in 2021, as Bianca Smith will become the first Black woman to serve as a coach after her hiring for Minor League work by the Boston Red Sox. (more…)