Pawtucket Red Sox
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Pawtucket Red Sox Founded in 1970 Pawtucket, Rhode Island |
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| Current | Triple-A (1973–present) | ||||
| Previous | Double-A (1970–1972) | ||||
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| League | International League | ||||
| Division | North Division | ||||
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Previous leagues
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Eastern League (1970–1972) | ||||
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| Current | Boston Red Sox (1970–present) | ||||
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| League titles (4) |
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| Division titles (7) |
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| Nickname | Pawtucket Red Sox (1970–1975, 1977–present) | ||||
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Previous names
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Rhode Island Red Sox (1976) | ||||
| Colors | Navy, red, white, light blue |
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| Ballpark | McCoy Stadium (1970–present) | ||||
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Owner(s)/
Operator(s) |
Larry Lucchino and partners | ||||
| Manager | Kevin Boles | ||||
| General Manager | Dan Rea III | ||||
| Media |
NESN Pawsox Radio Network |
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The Pawtucket Red Sox (known colloquially as the PawSox) are the minor league baseball Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and a member, since 1973, of the International League. The team plays its home games at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and is the only professional baseball team in Rhode Island. Its most recent championship win was in 2014.
On February 23, 2015, the franchise was sold by its longtime owners to a group headed by then-Boston Red Sox president and chief executive officer Larry Lucchino and Rhode Island attorney James J. Skeffington. The new owners announced their desire to relocate to a new stadium in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, by April 2017 in spite of significant opposition from fans. Almost seven months later, state officials and PawSox ownership announced that the team's preferred site along the Providence River was not suitable for the stadium project. In November 2015, the club committed to staying in Pawtucket through 2020, although its long-term future in Rhode Island remained uncertain.
The first team to be dubbed the Pawtucket Red Sox debuted at McCoy Stadium in 1970 as a member of the Double-A Eastern League. The franchise, owned by former Major League shortstop Joe Buzas, had spent the previous five seasons (1965–69) as the Pittsfield Red Sox after playing in four different Pennsylvania cities—Allentown, Johnstown, York and Reading—over seven years (1958–64).
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