Fenway Park

Authorities are looking into whether Fenway Park’s new cashless payment system violates Massachusetts law. Press Secretary Chloe Gotsis said in a statement Monday that the office of Attorney General Maura Healey was looking into whether “the service is accessible and fair to all consumers.” Ahead of the Red Sox’ home opener, the team announced the ballpark would no longer...

Two men are in the hospital after a double shooting outside of Boston’s Fenway Park during the early hours of Friday morning. A viewer caught on video the chaotic aftermath of the shooting, which took place near Game On at the corner of Brookline Avenue and Jersey Street just before 2 a.m. “That’s horrifying to know that I live...

Framber Valdez was perfect through four, took a two-hit shutout into the seventh and became the first pitcher in the 2021 postseason to finish eight innings on Wednesday as the Houston Astros beat Boston 9-1 in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series and moved one win from a second straight trip to the World Series. Yordan Alvarez had three…

The Red Sox are moving on to the American League Division Series after beating the Yankees 6-2 in the Wild Card game at Fenway Park. Boston kicked things off with a two-run homer from Xander Bogaerts in the first inning. Kyle Schwarber also hit a solo shot in the third shortly before Yankees starter Gerrit Cole was lifted. For fans…

The Boston Red Sox are returning to Fenway Park for a weekend series versus the Cleveland Indians after being away for a weeklong road trip, and any fans planning to attend a game this Labor Day weekend will need to bring a mask. According to new rules posted on the Red Sox website, all individuals — regardless of vaccination status…

For a young New Kids on the Block fan from Weymouth, Massachusetts, seeing the band at his first concert at Fenway Park Friday night had profound significance.

For 11-year old Connor Stuart of Weymouth, Massachusetts, seeing New Kids on the Block at his first concert at Fenway Park Friday night was memorable in more ways than one. When it was over, a woman ripped his new concert T-shirt from his hand as he walked to the MBTA with his family. “I just kept on thinking why someone…

Beginning Monday, capacity at large venues in Massachusetts will more than double as part of the state’s coronavirus re-opening plan. As part of Step 4, Phase 1, both indoor and outdoor venues such as the TD Garden and Fenway Park will be allowed to admit fans at 25% of their regular capacities, up from 12%. This means just under 5,000…

Red Sox fans are back at Fenway Park! Friday’s game marked the first time fans were allowed back inside the beloved ballpark in 18 months. “Just to be back to something normal made me so happy,” said Kim Swart from Stow. Despite the team’s 3-0 loss, fans say they were just happy to be back cheering in-person for their...

The Red Sox home opener against the Baltimore Orioles has been postponed due to rain, the team said Thursday, temporarily dampening excitement over the return of fans to Fenway Park. The game will be played Friday at 2:10 p.m. instead, the Red Sox said in a statement. “The decision to postpone our first game of the season was not made…

The Boston Red Sox announced this week that single-game tickets for April home games will go on sale to the general public on Thursday at 10 a.m. The team said tickets will initially be priced at 2020 individual game prices, and will fluctuate based on demand and variables such as the date, number of tickets available, opponent and weather conditions….

A 19-year-old Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly broke into Fenway Park early Saturday, Boston police confirm. Police say Seamus Webster, of Newburyport, made entry into the stadium around 1:40 a.m. at 4 David Ortiz Way. Webster was charged with trespassing and breaking and entering nighttime, police said. The news outlet Live Boston first reported the…

For the first time this year, the Boston Red Sox finally beat the New York Yankees, but the headline after Sunday’s game wasn’t about the Sox halting two long streaks. Boston’s victory — which prevented their longtime rivals from enjoying clinching a playoff berth at Fenway Park — was overshadowed by a trespasser who disrupted the game in the...

New England Patriots fans will all be watching games at home for at least the start of this football season because of the coronavirus, while Boston Red Sox fans won’t get a chance to watch the team in person at all this year. Officials at Gillette Stadium said Tuesday that they were told by the Massachusetts Reopening Advisory Board...

For one night at least, the Boston Red Sox didn’t miss Mookie Betts’ bat. J.D. Martinez and Kevin Pillar each drove in three runs, and the Red Sox rolled past the Baltimore Orioles 13-2 on Friday night in Fenway Park’s first taste of regular-season baseball during the coronavirus pandemic. Jackie Bradley Jr., Jose Peraza, Martinez and Pillar each doubled...

The Boston Red Sox made a very visible statement of anti-racism Wednesday as they put up a huge Black Lives Matter sign on an exterior wall of Fenway Park. The sign, which says “Black Lives Matter” in large letters followed by the Sox’ logo, faces the Massachusetts Turnpike and directs viewers to the Red Sox Foundation website for more information….

Two Red Sox players have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to Red Sox Manager Ron Roenicke.  Darwinzon Hernandez and Josh Taylor had positive test results. Another player’s test results are still pending.  Friday was the first day for players and staff to return to Fenway Park for summer training camp as Major League Baseball prepares to resume its...

Local rockers Dropkick Murphys will perform at Fenway Park later this month with special guest Bruce Springsteen for a benefit show set to be livestreamed for free on the internet. The show, which takes place May 29 at 6 p.m. on the band’s Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Twitch pages. The performance will be presented by Boston-area tech company Pega to…

Like baseball fans across the country, the health care staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston are dealing with the void during an unusual spring season. But John Krasinski has some good news for them. The Newton native on Sunday released the third episode of his YouTube series “Some Good News,” a newscast focusing on all of the…

A woman in Worcester is asking for change after her foster son was suspended from school for hugging one of his teachers.