As the story goes, Tom Yawkey was giving orders at Fenway Park decades after his death. Yawkey valued loyalty in his employees and there was no one at Fenway more dedicated than switchboard ...

Red Sox owner John Henry has reportedly said he's "haunted" by the racist past of the team under former owner Tom Yawkey. The team last week formally filed a petition with the city to have ...

Team owners say the change is needed to distance themselves from a history marred by racism under the late, former owner Tom Yawkey, who was known for his philanthropy, but also for his ...

Red Sox owner John Henry said last year that the name change was necessary because he is "haunted" by the history of racism associated with the team's previous owner, Tom Yawkey. The Red Sox were ...

I can’t call Tom Yawkey or Jean Yawkey a bigot, but I can tell you that no one came to my defense. They did not intercede. They did not say, ‘This has got to stop.’ “Whatever caused John ...

“I was looking for a smoking gun. Not that I had anything against Tom Yawkey, but I just wanted something definitive that he was a racist and could never find it. Everyone seemed to think he was ...

The Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center near Georgetown, S.C. was left to the state as a sanctuary for birds and other animals in the will of the late Boston Red Sox owner, who died in the mid 1970s. Photo ...

They auditioned before the Sox brass of the day, including owner Tom Yawkey, general manager Eddie Collins, and manager Joe Cronin. The moment that gave the day its lasting juice came as the ...

Boston officials Thursday approved changing the name of Yawkey Way, the street outside Fenway Park, because of allegations that former Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey was a racist who resisted hiring ...

The street signs carried the last name of the former Boston Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey. Jersey Street was the original name of the street next to Fenway Park.Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's office told ...

The Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center near Georgetown, S.C. was left to the state as a sanctuary for birds and other animals in the will of the late Boston Red Sox owner, who died in the mid 1970s. Photo ...

IN 1977, THE CITY CREATED YAWKEY WAY TO HONOR FORMER RED SOX OWNER TOM YAWKEY BUT THE TEAM’S CURRENT OWNERS, BOTHERED BY YAWKEY’S RESISTANCE TO RACIALLY INTEGRATE THE TEAM, PETITIONED FOR THE ...