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Red Sox ask Boston to change name of Yawkey Way back to Jersey Street - The Boston Globe
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Boston to officially change Yawkey Way to Jersey Street outside Red Sox's Fenway Park
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Boston Red Sox Petition to Change Yawkey Way Back to Jersey Street Due to Racist Past
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Red Sox owner wants Yawkey Way renamed over 'racist legacy
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