Inaugural Polar Park Pumpkin Patch Opens Friday to Celebrate October Baseball

Fans can bring decorated baseball pumpkins starting this Saturday at 10 a.m.;

Prizes, including for pumpkins dressed as the eventual World Champions,

to be presented on Halloween at Inaugural “Trick or Treat at Polar Park”

WORCESTER, MA – October Baseball will be in the air—and on the ground—at Polar Park throughout the month at the WooSox’ Inaugural “Polar Park Pumpkin Patch.” Starting this Saturday, October 9, at 10 a.m., fans can bring decorated pumpkins to the ballpark. They will be displayed on the “8th Hill” beneath the Left Field Videoboard. The club will present prizes to award winners on Halloween, Sunday, October 31, at 5 p.m., as part of the WooSox’ Inaugural “Trick or Treat at Polar Park.”

Fans are encouraged to decorate their gourds in baseball style, including Polar Park, the WooSox, and mascots Smiley Ball and Woofster the WonderDog. Fans who decorate their pumpkins in tribute to the Major League Baseball team that wins the World Series will receive special prizes.

“As we begin to demonstrate the year-round uses of Polar Park for the community, we celebrate the month of pumpkins, the month of October Baseball, and the month that culminates with the World Series, followed by one of the sweetest days of the year for children, Halloween,” said WooSox President Dr. Charles A. Steinberg. “We hope that families can enjoy the decoration time and imagination time at home, and then proudly place their pumpkins on ‘The 8th Hill’ beyond our beautiful Berm on Plymouth Street. It’s just a simple, fun way for Polar Park to serve as a community gathering spot.

“We will collectively watch as postseason unfolds to see which teams turn into a pumpkin. Obviously, there won’t be too many ‘pinstriped pumpkins’ submitted this year.”

At twilight on Halloween, the WooSox will provide prizes for every pumpkin entry, scaled in coolness depending on the artistry, how early in postseason the pumpkin is delivered, and how far the chosen team advances. Sunset on Halloween is scheduled for 5:42 p.m.

Fans can drop off their works of orange art at the WooSox Team Store at Gate D on Madison Street starting at 10 a.m. this Saturday. Each day thereafter, WooSox Ambassadors, who conduct daily tours of the ballpark, will place the pumpkins on “The 8th Hill” beneath the left-field videoboard.