Construction of Polar Park, the new home of the Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) set to open in 2021, has been shut down until May 4 due to a state halt on nonessential construction based on coronavirus concerns. (more…)
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Steel Set to Rise at Polar Park Construction Site
Progress continues on the construction of Polar Park for the Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League), as the first steel beams go up at the site Monday morning. (more…)
Polar Park Construction Making Progress
Early signs of a finished product are taking shape at the Polar Park construction site in Worcester, with crews preparing for upcoming project milestones. (more…)
Revised Polar Park Funding Plan Approved
In a move that addresses a roughly $30-million increase in the total project cost, the Worcester City Council unanimously approved a revised Polar Park funding plan Tuesday. (more…)
Worcester Confident Polar Park Cost Won’t Have Further Overall Increase
As planning for the upcoming Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) home continues, a top Worcester official is confident that the city’s cost in the Polar Park project will not increase from the latest total estimate. (more…)
Committee Endorses Revised Polar Park Funding Plan
A Worcester City Council committee unanimously endorsed a revised Polar Park funding plan Monday, allowing the Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) and city officials to move forward with addressing increasing costs in the project. (more…)
WooSox Exceeding Sponsorship Goals a Year Before Launch
A year before the team launches at Polar Park, the Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) have capped the number of founding partners at 21–three times the number the owners were hoping to sell. (more…)
Polar Park Cost Estimate Rises
The cost estimate of Worcester’s upcoming Polar Park has risen by $9.5 million over its initial estimate, with Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) ownership to cover the increase. (more…)
New for 2021: Worcester Red Sox
In a move that surprises absolutely no one, the relocating Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) will become the Worcester Red Sox–or WooSox for short–in 2021 upon arrival at Polar Park. (more…)
International League Optimistic Over Worcester
As work on the upcoming Polar Park continues, International League president Randy Mobley is expressing optimism about the future of the soon-to-relocate Pawtucket Red Sox in Worcester, MA. (more…)
Polar Park Project Earns Latest Approvals
Worcester, MA officials granted the latest approvals for Polar Park Wednesday, as the city’s planning board effectively allowed construction to begin on the future Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) home. (more…)
More Details Emerge on Worcester’s Polar Park
We have some more details on Polar Park, new home of the relocating Pawtucket Red Sox (International League) set to move for the 2021 season, after updated plans were filed with the Worcester Planning Board. (more…)
Polar Park Property Acquisition Still Must be Finalized
The Worcester Redevelopment Authority has not finalized its acquisition of the Polar Park site from a developer, but that is not slowing the project down. (more…)