“I’m pretty excited,” Mann said. “It’s nice we get to play at 5 p.m., so the whole roster will be there.”
It’s the first time since 2003 that The Crimson will play at Fenway, after both rounds of the Beanpot were played in Brockton last season.
Harvard does have a long history at Fenway, however.
The first game ever played at the park featured the Red Sox and the Crimson on April 9, 1912, three days before the Titanic sunk.
Batting third and playing centerfield for the Sox was Hall of Famer Tris Speaker.
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—Staff writer Lande A. Spottswood can be reached at spottsw@fas.harvard.edu.