With the demise of the Hall of Fame Game, which has been part of the schedule since 1940, the midseason exhibition game will become a thing of the past. It was not uncommon for teams to schedule exhibitions against their AAA or AA affiliates, but players hated them (a lot) and for a long time.
Most famously, Cardinals player manager Rogers Hornsby refused to play an exhibition game in September, citing the demands of the pennant race. This was the straw that broke the camel's back for Cardinals owner Sam Breadon and Hornsby was traded to the Giants when the season was over. Even though the Cardinals won the World Series.
Well before the advent of interleague play, the Mets and Yankees played a regular-season exhibition game called the Mayor's Trophy Game. The last one occurred some time in the 1980s.
3 Maybe they can turn the field into a new parking lot.
The Red Sox used to play against the PawSox every year down in Pawtucket. Now they have a futures game at Fenway featuring Pawtucket (AAA) vs Portland (AA).
Back in the day, July 1 in Canada was the Pearson Cup between the Expos and Blue Jays. I went one year, and was kind of disappointed that the game was played mostly by second, third, and fourth string players I'd never heard of.
Technically, the Red Sox will be playing in-season exhibition games this year against the Dodgers after opening the season in Japan. However, I think the Red Sox will likely not start a lot of its first team in those games.
I'll get you Joni Mitchell's phone number and you can ask her.
The Red Sox used to play against the PawSox every year down in Pawtucket. Now they have a futures game at Fenway featuring Pawtucket (AAA) vs Portland (AA).
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