Florida A&M Rattlers to play at Fenway Park next month

The Red Sox and sponsors will pay the expenses, including air travel and hotel for the Rattlers and NCCU Eagles.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- The Florida A&M baseball team will make a historic road trip next month.

Courtesy of the Boston Red Sox.

The Rattlers and North Carolina Central will play at Fenway Park – home to the Boston Red Sox – on Saturday, April 25, at 10 a.m.

The game was scheduled by the organization to showcase HBCU (historically black colleges and universities) teams to Boston and surrounding areas.

Fenway Park has been home of the Red Sox since it opened in 1912 and is the oldest ballpark in the major leagues.

"It should be exciting, and I am happy for the kids to get this opportunity, " FAMU coach Jamey Shouppe said Sunday night.

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