History of Fenway Park

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Fenway Park is the home stadium for the Boston Red Sox baseball club. It is located near and named for the Fenway region in the heart of Boston, which in turn is named for the nearby fens, or marshes.

Fenway Park is the home stadium for the Boston Red Sox baseball club. It is located near and named for the Fenway region in the heart of Boston, which in turn is named for the nearby fens, or marshes. It opened on April 20, 1912, the same day as the now-defunct Tiger Stadium in Detroit. This makes it the oldest ballpark in active use in Major League Baseball.