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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Where some of the Sox came from...

I was curious of where some of the Red Sox players came from...wondering if Fenway was close to where they grew up. After doing a little research, I found that not many lived near Yawkey Way:
Dustin Pedroia
Hometown: Woodland, CA
Distance from Fenway: 3,048 miles

Jacoby Ellsbury
Hometown: Madras, OR
Distance From Fenway: 3,098 miles

Kevin Youkilis
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Distance From Fenway: 884 miles

Jason Bay
Hometown: Trail, British Columbia
Distance From Fenway: 2,263 miles

J.D. Drew
Hometown: Valdosta, GA
Distance From Fenway: 1,198 miles

Jason Varitek
Hometown: Rochester, MI
Distance From Fenway: 710 miles

David Ortiz
Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Distance From Fenway: 1,653 miles

Nick Green
Hometown: Pensacola, FL
Distance From Fenway: 1,429 miles

Mike Lowell
Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Distance From Fenway: 1,677 miles

Jon Lester
Hometown: Tacoma, WA
Distance From Fenway: 3,050 miles

Jonathan Papelbon
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA
Distance From Fenway: 1,585 miles

Josh Beckett
Hometown: Spring, TX
Distance From Fenway: 1,871 miles

Terry Francona
Hometown: Aberdeen, SD
Distance From Fenway: 1,752 miles

Player who grew up closest to Fenway: Jason Varitek
Player who grew up farthest from Fenway: Jacoby Ellsbury


Woodland, CA...hometown of Pedey.
Websites Used for this info:
wikipedia.com (for players's hometowns)
yahoomaps.com and geobytes.com for distances
citydata.com for pic

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