Worcester Red Sox

The team competes in the International League, known as the Triple-A East for the 2021 season,[7] and plays home games at Polar Park in Worcester, Massachusetts.

[9] In September, Governor of Rhode Island Gina Raimondo stated that the land in Providence being considered for a stadium, "was not suitable and there were too many obstacles that remained.

[13] While it was initially reported that team would be named the Worcester Red Sox, the club announced a "name-that-team" competition in November 2018.

[14] The team name was officially announced on November 25, 2019,[15] and confirmed to be the Worcester Red Sox with "WooSox" as the nickname.

[25] The team released its debut roster on May 3,[26] and opened the season on May 4 with a loss against the Buffalo Bisons in a game played in Trenton, New Jersey.

[28] In December 2021, team was named winners of the Copa de la Diversión series, and were awarded the "Fun Cup".

[31] In November 2023, principal owner Larry Luchino stated he was actively looking to sell the team, explaining that at age 78 he wanted to "move on to blissful retirement.

Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • International League → Boston Red Sox minor league players On December 4, 2019, the team announced that uniform number 6 would be permanently retired, in honor of the six Worcester Fire Department firefighters who perished exactly twenty years prior, in the line of duty while fighting the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co.