Boston Red Sox Stress Goal to Keep Fenway Name at New Ballpark.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News,  April, 2000  by Vaillancourt, Meg

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Apr. 6--Under pressure to find more private financing for a new Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox stressed that their goal is to keep naming rights off the table.

"Nothing has changed," said team spokeswoman Kathryn St. John. "It's always been our strong desire to retain the name Fenway Park. We don't want to go to naming rights and our fans don't want it."

Mindful of the team's expected bid for up to $250 million in public investment in the $600 million ballpark project, the Red Sox's precisely worded statement was also designed not to alienate legislative ...

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