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Fenway Park turns 100 years old, recapping the festivities
Over 200 former Red Sox players take the field for Fenway Park's 100th anniversary.
At Fenway Park near The Fens, the Boston Red Sox faced the New York Yankees at 3:05 p.m on April 20, just as they did 100 years ago. The teams wore throwback uniforms from their April 20, 1912 match up. No player had a name or number on their jersey.
Over 200 former Red Sox players gathered on the field and took part in the pregame ceremonies. Each player’s name was displayed on the scoreboard as they walked out of the center field fence. Pedro Martinez, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Nomar Garciaparra, Bill Buckner, Dwight Evans, Johnny Pesky, Tim Wakefield and Jason Varitek received the loudest applause, but the crowed roared for former manager Terry Francona above all others. Francona, who previously stated he did not want to be apart of the event, decided to come for the fans and left immediately after the ceremony.
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Red Sox Greats Retire and the Red Sox Are Better Off
Boston Red Sox stars Jason Varitek and Tim Wakefield are now retired. They were with the team longer than any other player on the current roster. All of us in Red Sox Nation will miss the fan favorites. They accomplished amazing things for Boston, but those feats are gone to history books and DVDs. The aging duo can no longer perform as we remember and therefore it’s good to see them move on.
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Ellsbury gives Red Sox back-to-back walk-off wins
Jacoby Ellsbury topped his walk-off single on Tuesday night by belting a game-winning home run to give the Boston Red Sox a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night at Fenway Park.
Ellsbury, who recorded his first career walk-off hit on Tuesday, came up with two outs and the bases empty in the bottom of the ninth inning of a tie game. Ellsbury took the first pitch for a strike and drove the second pitch into the center field bleachers.
Ellsbury’s 18th home run of the season tied him with Adrian Gonzalez for second most on the Red Sox, trailing only David Ortiz’s 20. It also marked Ellsbury’s seventh home run and 20th run scored since the All-Star Break. He leads the American League in both statistics over that time.
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Dice-K expected to undergo season-ending surgery
According to multiple sources, including ESPN and Boston.com, Daisuke Matsuzaka is expected to have ligament reconstruction surgery. The Tommy John procedure will end Matsuzaka’s season and he may not return until some time during the 2012 season.
Matsuzaka went home to Japan to be with family members before meeting with Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Dr. Yocum confirmed the Red Sox doctor’s diagnosis of a torn ulnar collateral ligament in the right elbow.
Matsuzaka, who has been on the disabled list since May 18, could attempt a rehabilitation program, but if it failed and the surgery was then needed, valuable recovery time would have been wasted.
