7-612: The "Shoeless" Joe Jackson Museum and Library was first opened to the public on June 21, 2008. Located across from Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina , the five-room brick house in which Shoeless Joe Jackson lived and died in contains a few of his personal belongings and over 2,000 books related to baseball . In 2015, the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum formally petitioned Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred for Jackson's reinstatement to baseball, on
14-576: A 30-foot high wall in left field as opposed to the 37-foot one found at Fenway, and contains a manual scoreboard. Every other dimension is to the same specifications as Fenway Park, including "Pesky’s Pole" in right field. Other than the tribute to Fenway, Fluor Field also pays tribute to the Greenville area as the ballpark's nostalgic look utilizes reclaimed bricks from local mills. As is the tradition in Fenway Park, Neil Diamond's " Sweet Caroline "
21-571: Is sung in the middle of the seventh inning. Fluor Field is adjacent to the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum . In 2007, the Greenville Drive privately funded the enhancement of Fluor Field at a cost of approximately $ 1.5 million. One of these enhancements include a display regarding Greenville's baseball heritage with information about players who were either born or played in the upstate region. On February 26, 2008,
28-739: The West End is a 6,700-seat baseball-only stadium in Greenville, South Carolina , that opened on April 6, 2006. Designed by architectural firm DLR Group , it was built as a new home of the Greenville Drive baseball team, the South Atlantic League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox . Fluor Field nearly replicates the dimensions of Fenway Park , home of the Red Sox. The ballpark has its own " Green Monster " replica,
35-459: The grounds that Jackson had "more than served his sentence" in the 95 years since his banishment by Kenesaw Landis . Manfred denied the request after an official review. "The results of this work demonstrate to me that it is not possible now, over 95 years since those events took place and were considered by Commissioner Landis, to be certain enough of the truth to overrule Commissioner Landis' determinations," he wrote. The museum allows members of
42-546: The public to visit on Saturdays and conducts private tours during the week. While in Greenville, many visitors to the museum also visit "Shoeless" Joe Jackson's grave located in Woodlawn Memorial Park near the Bob Jones University campus. When visiting the grave, members of the public leave baseball-related equipment such as baseballs, gloves, and cleats. Fluor Field Fluor Field at
49-481: The stadium was officially renamed to Fluor Field at the West End. The field was named for Fluor Corporation , a major local employer. The field hosted the 2009 , 2012 and 2013 Southern Conference baseball tournaments as well as the 2016 and 2017 editions. It will continue to do so until at least 2019. Since 2010, the field has hosted a neutral site game of the Reedy River Rivalry between
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