Boston Herald · Aug 31, 2017
No rush to erase Yawkey imprint from scoreboard
Weeks after Red Sox owner John Henry publicly pushed to rename Yawkey Way, the team indicated it’s in no rush to change Fenway Park’s own tribute to controversial former boss Tom Yawkey, even though it could do it immediately.
The park’s iconic scoreboard in left field includes two white vertical lines that spell the initials of the late Tom Yawkey and his wife, Jean, using Morse code. They are located where out-of-town scores are listed.
But even as Henry has said he’s “haunted” by Yawkey’s racist legacy, going so far to say the Sox should take the lead in renaming nearby Yawkey Way, the team suggested it’s not considering changing the scoreboard.
