Red Sox Will Change Yawkey Way's Name So That It No Longer Honors A Dumb Racist
by Samer Kalaf from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3H1HE)
Red Sox owner John Henry said last August that he would consider changing the name of Yawkey Way, since Tom Yawkey was a racist who owned the last major-league team to integrate, and also once rejected a deal for Willie Mays. Today, the team announced the switch.