WORCESTER — When talk first surfaced about the possibility of the Pawtucket Red Sox moving here, it seemed like a million-to-one shot.
Now, the Worcester Red Sox have welcomed their one millionth fan through the gates since Polar Park opened on May 11, 2021.
Saturday’s crowd of 5,613 brought the team’s total attendance to 999,127, which meant the 783rd fan that entered the ballpark on a rainy Sunday put the WooSox into seven figures.
That lucky fan happened to be Hubbardston’s Matt Gingras, who attended the game with his wife Melissa and their sons Andy and Nate. The family was presented with a WooSox gift package that included two round-trip tickets to any city in the world where JetBlue flies. Matt is a youth baseball coach in Hubbardston and Melissa is a teacher at the Midland Street Elementary School in Worcester.
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Buffalo Bisons come to town
The Buffalo Bisons are in for seven games starting Tuesday, one of them a makeup of a weather washout in a series out there in early April. The WooSox took three of five games in that series.
Worcester has dominated the Bisons, the Blue Jays Triple A affiliate, through the years with a 32-21 record in 53 games. The WooSox are 15-9 at Polar Park versus Buffalo.
Princeton, Boylston take over, Jonny Gomes visits and more promotions
Tuesday is Tacos & Tequila and Irish Heritage Night; Wednesday fans can bring their dogs and it is the Princeton Town Takeover; also First Responder Wednesday when those fans can receive four free berm tickets after showing their credentials.
Thursday is a doubleheader starting at 4:05 p.m., Albanian Heritage Night, “May the Fourth Be With You” featuring visits from Star Wars characters, and the throwback visitor is Jonny Gomes of the 2013 Boston Red Sox World Champions.
Friday is a Los Wepas de Worcester game and UniBank fireworks post-game. Saturday is…