The Sox, Lucchino said, have spent “about $285 million’’ in renovating Fenway Park over the last 10 seasons and have no plans for a new stadium. Engineering studies have shown the Sox can remain at Fenway for decades.
“They’ve told us that we will have Fenway Park with all the infrastructure, structural improvements, pipes, all of the back-of-the-house stuff [and] concrete repair . . . for another 40 to 50 years,’’ Lucchino said. “It doesn’t mean you’ll be playing there another 40 or 50 years. But it means it has the life expectancy of that long. I’ve always taken 10 years off. When I look at it, I think 30 years as the potential.’’
The Sox had their first full-squad workout after the meeting, spending about 90 minutes working out in front of a large crowd under sunny skies.
“It’s a great feeling, you put the uniform on, you’re back with guys you care about and a team you care about,’’ manager Terry Francona said. “Everybody who likes baseball feels the same way. It’s a good feeling.’’
Lucchino ventured out to right field during batting practice, standing next to David Ortiz for about 20 minutes. He shagged a few balls himself, flipping one to the crowd.
“Every year we come to camp with hope. We are the Boston Red Sox,’’ Lucchino said. “We come to camp with a sense of high expectations. There’s very definitely a sense of confidence, a sense of optimism, a sense of what could possibly be and you feel it when you first walk into the camp.’’
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