To be able to play with each other and not watching our dads playing, we are trying to make a name for ourselves.'Īll five sons joined the Rox this summer in an attempt to improve their games. We all used to see each other at Fenway at reunions. 'Our dads are inseparable in baseball history,' Martinez Jr. Sheffield's dad was on the other side of the rivalry, as a member of the New York Yankees. and Foulke are attempting to follow in the footsteps of four members of a legendary 2004 Boston Red Sox team - the one that broke the Curse of the Bambino. The sons recognize the novelty of the situation. Once there, they might see Hall of Famer David Ortiz helping players fine-tune their swings, Manny Ramirez demonstrating how to lay off the curveball, Keith Foulke - the former Red Sox closer who threw the last pitch of the 2004 World Series - raking the infield dirt, or Pedro Martinez and Gary Sheffield watching from one of the suite boxes. About an hour's drive from Fenway Park, baseball fans can watch the sons of MLB royalty play - on the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. Indeed, word has been spreading around New England. 'There are always people hanging around trying to see what's happening here.' 'Brockton High School is next door,' Tracey says.

As outfielder Pedro Martinez Jr., first baseman Manny Ramirez Jr., third baseman D'Angelo Ortiz, outfielder Jaden Sheffield and pitcher Kade Foulke chat in the batting cages, general manager Tom Tracey shoos away fans loitering outside Campanelli Stadium, hoping to get a glimpse of the players known collectively as 'The Sons.' Brockton's season ended Sunday.īROCKTON, Mass. Manny, Pedro and Papi's kids are on the same team?! Meet 'The Sons' of the Brockton RoxĮditor's Note: This story was originally published on June 27.

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