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The Green Monster as seen from the grandstand section on September 5, 2006. The ladder is visible to the right of the Red Sox Foundation logo. The Green Monster is a popular nickname for the 37-foot-2-inch-high (11.33 m) left field wall at Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. The wall is 310 feet (94 m) from home ...
JetBlue Park at Fenway South is a baseball park in Fort Myers, Florida. [1] Opened in March 2012, it is primarily the spring training home of the Boston Red Sox, replacing earlier separated facilities at City of Palms Park and Boston's former (1993–2011) minor league complex, also located in downtown Fort Myers. [1]
Wally the Green Monster is the official mascot for the Boston Red Sox. His name is derived from the Green Monster, the nickname of the 37-foot 2-inch wall in left field at Fenway Park. Wally debuted on April 13, 1997. [1] Although he was an immediate success with children, he was not as well-received by older fans.
1940. The Boston Citgo sign is a large, double-faced sign featuring the logo of the oil company Citgo that overlooks Kenmore Square in Boston. The sign was installed in 1940 and updated with Citgo's present logo in 1965. The sign has become a landmark of Boston through its appearance in the background of Boston Red Sox games at Fenway Park.
In January 2016, the Red Sox unveiled a new mascot named Tessie, Wally the Green Monster's little sister. [34] Tessie is named after the song "Tessie", which has long been associated with the Red Sox. [35] [36] Tessie wears a blue shirt with the large letter B in red - the symbol utilized in the team's caps, which they both wear.
Nickname. The name Red Sox, chosen by owner John I. Taylor after the 1907 season, refers to the red hose in the team uniform beginning in 1908. Sox had been previously adopted for the Chicago White Sox by newspapers needing a headline-friendly form of Stockings, as "Stockings Win!" in large type did not fit in a column.
Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. spent many summers in the New England area where his father’s family lived. Witt would make regular trips to Fenway Park as a kid, joining Red Sox fans in singing ...
Tessie. Souvenir card from the 1903 World Series with the lyrics of "Tessie". " Tessie " is both the longtime anthem of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s Boston Red Sox and a 2004 song by the punk rock group Dropkick Murphys. The original "Tessie" was from the 1902 Broadway musical The Silver Slipper. The newer song, written in 2004, recounts how ...