During their many years of ownership of the Boston Red Sox, Tom and Jean Yawkey linked their baseball tradition with college and amateur baseball programs throughout the region. They generously made Fenway Park available for use by many local college teams.
The Yawkey Foundations' College Baseball and Softball Fields Initiative will celebrate the Yawkeys' rich tradition of supporting college baseball programs by working with New England colleges and universities with a demonstrated commitment to quality baseball and softball programs to refurbish or rebuild their baseball and softball fields. Preference will be given to colleges and universities who make their fields available to the local community for baseball and softball programs, youth clinics, and summer camp programs.