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Mayor says Pawtucket Red Sox plans do not include Pawtucket, RI.
By Associated Press and staff reports FEBRUARY 23, 2015
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien said his city’s Triple A baseball club, the Pawtucket Red Sox, has been sold and is leaving the city.
The mayor told radio station WPRO that he was briefed by the team Sunday. He did not disclose the new owners or where they will move the team. The Globe reported Sunday that the Red Sox are among the new owners along with a local group.
Grebien said that until Sunday there was hope the team would remain in Pawtucket. However, he said he was presented with a plan that doesn’t include Pawtucket.
He said the move is ‘‘devastating.’’
Grebien said the new owners told him it didn’t make sense to spend money on the stadium and they are instead looking at establishing a destination stadium.
The team’s principal owner is Madelaine Mondor, widow of longtime owner Ben Mondor, who owned the team from 1977 until his death in 2010.
Mayor says Pawtucket Red Sox plans do not include Pawtucket, RI.
By Associated Press and staff reports FEBRUARY 23, 2015
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien said his city’s Triple A baseball club, the Pawtucket Red Sox, has been sold and is leaving the city.
The mayor told radio station WPRO that he was briefed by the team Sunday. He did not disclose the new owners or where they will move the team. The Globe reported Sunday that the Red Sox are among the new owners along with a local group.
Grebien said that until Sunday there was hope the team would remain in Pawtucket. However, he said he was presented with a plan that doesn’t include Pawtucket.
He said the move is ‘‘devastating.’’
Grebien said the new owners told him it didn’t make sense to spend money on the stadium and they are instead looking at establishing a destination stadium.
The team’s principal owner is Madelaine Mondor, widow of longtime owner Ben Mondor, who owned the team from 1977 until his death in 2010.