With at least three Massachusetts communities expressing an interest in hosting the Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) should the team leave Rhode Island — which looks more likely every day — we could see a bidding war emerge. (more…)
With Providence residents still registering their opposition to a new Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) ballpark on a prime downtown waterfront site, team management continues to say a new financing plan will convert skeptics. (more…)
Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) managing partner Larry Lucchino says there’s a renegotiated proposal for a new Providence ballpark, which should be unveiled sometime in the next few weeks. (more…)
It looks like things are back to square one for the owners of the Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) on their quest for a new downtown Providence ballpark, with an altered financial plan expected. (more…)
If Rhode Island lawmakers can’t reach agreement with the Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) on a new ballpark, owners should have an abundance of options in Massachusetts if a move is deemed the best option. (more…)
Ben Mondor, the man who saved pro baseball in Pawtucket and became one of the most respected people in Minor League Baseball, has been honored permanently at McCoy Stadium with a statue. It’s safe to say Mondor saved baseball in the Rhode Island city, buying the Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) out of […]
The saga is over: the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (Class AAA; International League) will play the 2012 as a road team, splitting their time between six ballparks: five IL ballparks and Dwyer Stadium, home of the Batavia MuckDogs (short season A; NY-Penn League). The five International League ballparks: Frontier Field, home of the Rochester Red Wings; Alliance […]
Age is relative when it comes to baseball stadiums — a point well exemplified by McCoy Stadium, the home of the Pawtucket Red Sox. In theory, McCoy Stadium is one the oldest ballparks in the International League, first opening in 1942. So a visitor unfamiliar with the recent history of McCoy Stadium would expect a […]
