The Pawtucket Red Soxâ half-century at McCoy Stadium wasnât supposed to end like this.
The team had been poised to spend its final season in Rhode Island before the Boston Red Sox Triple A franchise traded 78-year-old McCoy Stadium for brand, spanking new Polar Park â an $86 million facility under construction 45 miles to the northwest in Worcester that will seat 9,508 fans â by saluting local fans for their longtime support.
PawSox officials had planned on doing that by holding a season-long toast to the teamâs last 50 years at McCoy. Highlights were to have included weekly fireworks shows (including Fourth of July extravaganzas on July 2-3), dozens of souvenir giveaways and legend nights featuring prominent retired Red Sox and PawSox players.