Updated: 7:52 AM EDT May 11, 2021 The Worcester Red Sox are coming home to inaugurate their brand new ballpark in the heart of the city. Polar Park the newly completed, $118 million ballpark opens Tuesday for a 3:05 p.m. game against the Syracuse Mets. It s the start of a 12-game homestand that stretches through May 23. The WooSox originally planned to have their Polar Park debut on April 13 against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs before the Triple-A season was delayed.The Worcester Red Sox are now scheduled to play 60 games at Polar Park this season. The home of the WooSox has a 22-foot Worcester Wall, modeled after Fenway s Green Monster, but the park only has half the foul territory of Fenway bringing fans closer to the players and eliminating many rally-killing foul popups. Tickets start at $8 and $9. The new ballpark also features local foods and local beer, spacious clubhouses for the teams and even a designated changing room for the new mascot, Smiley Ball, named a
Updated: 10:28 PM EDT May 4, 2021 By Russ Reed After having their debut delayed by about a month, the Worcester Red Sox played the first game in the team s history Tuesday night.The Boston Red Sox moved their Triple-A affiliate from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Worcester, Massachusetts, for the 2021 season after fallout with the city of Pawtucket over a new stadium project.The WooSox were set to open their season on April 6, but the start of the Triple-A season was delayed until May 4 due to health and safety concerns.Worcester faced the Buffalo Bisons in its inaugural game and fell 6-1. The season opener for both teams was played in Trenton, New Jersey. The Bisons home ballpark is undergoing renovations to prepare the venue for major league games as their parent club, the Toronto Blue Jays will be utilizing Buffalo as its home city due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions between the United States and Canada.Tanner Houck, who has already pitched in three games