The city of Worcester and the Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) came to a final Polar Park lease agreement that puts the project’s final price tag at $117 million, including $17 million in project overruns. (more…)
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Polar Park scoreboards unveiled
The Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) are partnering with ANC on the videoboards and displays at Polar Park, the team’s new home opening in 2021. (more…)
Worcester developer recommits to Polar Park plan
A major developer remains committed to a significant investment in the downtown Worcester project featuring Polar Park, the new home of the Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League). (more…)
Polar Park still on schedule; development terms change
Work continues on Polar Park, future home of the Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League), but the development surrounding the downtown facility has changed in the face of the current COVID-19 economy. (more…)
Polar Park construction resumes
After a shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, Polar Park construction will resume this week, with the new home of the Worcester Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) still potentially opening in April 2021 after a six-week shutdown. (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…)
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…)
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…)
Early Season Ticket Demand Strong in Worcester
Anticipation is high in Worcester, MA for the 2021 arrival of the relocating Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League), with club officials reporting strong demand for season tickets. (more…)
Worcester Plans Polar Park Parking
In preparing for a new ballpark for the relocating Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) and surrounding development, Worcester, MA officials have been considering how parking will take shape in the area. (more…)