WBUR TODAY: What's new at Fenway Park
❤️ Donate Friday, April 3, 2026 ☁️ Mostly cloudy, with patchy fog this morning and a high near 64. Good Morning Boston, It's Friday. Baseball returns to Fenway Park this afternoon, with the 1-5 Red Sox hosting the San Diego Padres for their home opener at 2:10 p.m. — and yes, it is too early to panic. (But ask me again on Monday.) On deck: The Red Sox finished 89-73 in a tough division last year, their best regular season record since the "Dancing on My Own" team . But it ended last fall with a gutting loss to the archnemesis New York Yankees in the first round of the playoffs (which budding superstar Roman Anthony missed due to injury — something you should remind the Yankees fans in your life). In the offseason, the team focused on bolstering its starting pitching staff and developing their young talent, though it came at the cost of losing veteran third baseman Alex Bregman . Here's a look at t...