Worcester Red Sox

The Rhode Island city of Pawtucket is suing the now-Worcester Red Sox for what it alleges are the team's failure to perform required maintenance and repair of their longtime home, the city-owned McCoy Stadium.

The cost of building Polar Park, the new home of the minor league Worcester Red Sox, has risen to $157 million, Worcester officials said Friday afternoon, reflecting cost increases stemming largely from the coronavirus pandemic.

In a press conference with city officials Thursday, development firm Boston Capital announced plans for a retail and housing development at the site of departing Table Talk Pies next to the $132-million Polar Park baseball stadium in Worcester's Canal District.

In what is supposed to be their inaugural season, the Worcester Red Sox are possibly looking at a delayed start, or an empty stadium.

The Worcester City Council has pushed back against the city manager’s proposal to create a Worcester Ballpark Authority, with councilors expressing concern about giving up oversight of Polar Park and a nearby parking garage to an unelected board. A similar board that oversees the DCU Center gives clues for how the Polar Park one may operate.

The Worcester City Council unanimously and without discussion on Tuesday night approved a new development agreement for a key project related to the $132-millon Polar Park baseball stadium for the Worcester Red Sox.

Worcester city councilors showed a broad reluctance Tuesday night to give up oversight over the Polar Park district as part of a power struggle with the city administration over the $132-million baseball stadium.

The Worcester city administration is proposing a new oversight board for the Polar Park baseball stadium, whose members would be appointed by the city manager.

The Worcester City Council's economic development committee unanimously approved on Tuesday a recommendation that the full council support a development agreement for a key site outside Polar Park.

The Worcester Redevelopment Authority approved Friday morning a deal giving the city the land where the Polar Park baseball stadium is being built and where the minor league Worcester Red Sox will play in April.