The Pawtucket Red Sox are pairing romance and baseball together for a rather unusual upcoming promotion.
The Red Sox Triple A affiliate plans to celebrate former rival and Yankees star Alex Rodriguez's engagement to singer and actress Jennifer Lopez, the team announced in a statement. The celebration will come on April 12 at McCoy Stadium against the Syracuse Mets. It will kick off the team's "Legendary Fridays" series and commemorate Pawtucket's "50 Years Together" with the Red Sox.
In true rivalry fashion, Pawtucket plans to pull out all the stops to celebrate/rib Rodriguez, particularly for his role in an infamous July 24, 2004, clash between the Red Sox and Yankees.