All-Star Sports Stops

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DAY 1:

Did you know that Natick was the birthplace of the modern baseball and the site of the first baseball factory in the United States? Learn about the history of this significant contribution to the sport of baseball and check out some baseballs made at the factory as well as other local baseball memorabilia at the Natick Historical Society.

Drive by the plaque and artwork that remain at the factory’s location at 12 Walnut Street in Natick. Also look for the giant “Natick Harwood Baseball” mural that faces the inbound platform at the Natick Center train station.

Try some traditional sports bar food such as potato skins or nachos at Skybokx 109 Sports Bar & Grill for lunch.

Have you heard of the legend of the piano in the lake? Babe Ruth was said to have had a party one winter where he and teammates rolled a piano from his house down to the ice on Willis Pond for his wife to play. After the party was over, they couldn’t get the piano back up the hill and left it there to sink when the ice melted. Today, you can fish out on the dock of Willis Pond.

While in Sudbury, take a drive by Home Plate Farm (558 Dutton Road) owned by Babe Ruth from 1922 to 1926. Said to have been bought by Babe after his disastrous 1922 season, it’s believed that the “Curse of the Bambino” was broken when the young man who was living at the very same house in 2004 was hit by a baseball in Fenway Park which led to the Red Sox winning the championship later that year.

Check into the Fairfield Inn Boston Sudbury to enjoy their cozy and comfortable rooms and dream of tomorrow’s adventures.

DAY 2:

Visit the Mudville neighborhood in Holliston where the iconic poem Casey at the Bat was modelled after. Ernest Thayer, the author of the poem had a family owned mill in this town. Visit the original Casey statue inside Casey’s Pub or drive down School Street to see the newer statue that was installed in 2011.

While you’re at Casey’s Pub, stay a while and check out their signature chicken wings.

Stroll the Upper Charles Rail Trail to read the plaque about the story, and then check the summer schedule to catch a game by the vintage Mudville Base Ball Club.

DAY 3:

Did you know that in 1901 amateurs from Marlborough beat the Boston Americans (later the Red Sox) in a legendary game that featured Cy Young? Read the story and see the location of the old ballfield in Marlborough’s Museum in the Streets exhibit, then walk the route to see the other historical sports sites.

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