PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Owners of the Pawtucket Red Sox are asking taxpayers for $38 million to help finance a new $83 million ballpark project near downtown Pawtucket.
PawSox Chairman Larry Lucchino and Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien announced the plans Tuesday at the city’s historic Slater Mill. The proposal is being called “Ballpark at Slater Mill” because it would be built just across the river.
The Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox says it will invest $45 million to build the stadium. The rest — $23 million sought from the state and $15 million sought from Pawtucket — would come through bond agreements repaid with stadium revenue.
Lucchino says the team learned a lesson after its 2015 request for about $120 million from taxpayers for a new Providence stadium met strenuous public opposition.
