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Essay / Fenway Park: Home of the Boston Red Sox - 565
Baseball is one of the greatest sports in the world and is played almost everywhere in the world. It is also one of the most historic games. The main historical part of baseball is the ballparks, cities, and teams that have been around for so long. Then you have the one and only Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. Fenway Park is the oldest and still in use of all Major League baseball stadiums in the United States. Throughout Fenway Park's 100 years of existence, it has been built, named, burned, rebuilt and many additions have been made to the stadium. The construction and name of Fenway Park dates back to 1912 with the help of John Taylor. Fenway Park was built by a wealthy man named John Taylor. He was the owner of the Boston Braves at the time and needed a ballpark to play in while the Boston Braves stadium was under construction. He found a little piece of land called “The Fens” at the time and decided it would be perfect. “The new ballpark was built for the 1912 season and was named by then-Red Sox owner John I. Taylor. He said: “It’s in t...