BOSTON (AP) - For decades, Boston Red Sox players, their families and team staff have had free parking on a public street abutting Fenway Park on game days.
That perk may soon come to an end.
New Mayor Martin Walsh's administration is reviewing a deal agreed to by the previous administration and may ask the Red Sox to pay for use of Van Ness Street on game days.
The team also says it's a public safety issue, allowing ambulances easy access to Fenway along Van Ness and giving players safe access to the park.
The Red Sox say former owner Tow Yawkey signed a deal with the city in 1945 allowing for the game-day closure of Van Ness Street, although there appears to be no paper records of the pact.