WooSox Polar Park Opening Day: Live coverage from the first home game in Worcester Red Sox history
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
World series rings from the Boston Red Sox lay outside the Madison Street entrance of Polar Park.
Facebook Share
After much construction and anticipation, at 3 p.m. Tuesday, there’ll be a Triple-A baseball game in the Canal District as the Worcester Red Sox host the Syracuse Mets at brand new Polar Park.
Just 670 days since they broke ground in what once was a parking lot, there’s now a ballpark that will open at 25 percent capacity Tuesday.
Fans are encouraged to arrive early for what’s expected to be a lavish pregame ceremony. Details about what will be part of the pregame have been closely guarded secrets, but if the Fenway Park ceremonies that Charles Steinberg designed when working for the Boston Red Sox are any indication, there will be plenty of pomp and circumstance.
WORCESTER Not since the ceremonial opening of the Centrum on the night of Sept. 2, 1982, with Frank Sinatra at center stage, has Worcester unveiled an entertainment venue on the scale of Polar Park.
The Triple-A baseball park is due to formally open Tuesday night, with the first home game of the WooSox.
Before the first pitch is tossed, a ceremony recognizing all the key (off-field) players is planned. From financing to permitting, the ballpark is closely tied to City Hall, beginning with the Aug. 17, 2018, announcement on the common that the Boston Red Sox top minor league team would be moving from Pawtucket to Worcester.
27 Rock Songs That Got a Second Life From Movies and TV
There’s not a single formula for bringing an old hit back to life. Sometimes it’s the perfect placement in a movie or TV show. Other times it’s a dancing, singing fruit or a strange association with a pro athlete.
While many classic-rock artists never go out of style the Beatles and Led Zeppelin haven’t left the cultural consciousness for 15 minutes since the 60s most singers and songs come and go. Tony Orlando and Dawn took “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” to No. 1 for four weeks in 1973, but nobody is clamoring for a comeback. But put that song in the credits of a Quentin Tarantino film or a funny car-insurance ad, and suddenly we can t get enough Orlando.
27 Rock Songs That Got a Second Life From Movies and TV
There’s not a single formula for bringing an old hit back to life. Sometimes it’s the perfect placement in a movie or TV show. Other times it’s a dancing, singing fruit or a strange association with a pro athlete.
While many classic-rock artists never go out of style the Beatles and Led Zeppelin haven’t left the cultural consciousness for 15 minutes since the 60s most singers and songs come and go. Tony Orlando and Dawn took “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” to No. 1 for four weeks in 1973, but nobody is clamoring for a comeback. But put that song in the credits of a Quentin Tarantino film or a funny car-insurance ad, and suddenly we can t get enough Orlando.