World Series Park will celebrate 20th year

This season will be dedicated to the late Carolyn Davis

When the umpire yells “play ball” later this month to begin the first game of the season at World Series Park, it will mark the baseball field’s twentieth year in Saugus.

“We are very proud of what has been accomplished over the past twenty years,” Park Superintendent Bob Davis said in a statement this week.

“The success of our endeavor can be measured in the amount of games (more than 250 in 2023) played on our field and the opportunity World Series Park affords Saugus young people to play baseball on a first class field,” Davis said.

“We’ve come a long way since we built the field in 2004. We installed lights at the end of the 2021 season and hosted 60 night games last season. Thanks very much to all our sponsors and to those who made both monetary and in-kind donations over the years. Without their support World Series Park wouldn’t have been possible,” he said.

The 2024 season will be dedicated to the late Carolyn Davis, who recently passed away. Carolyn, Bob’s devoted wife for 60 years, was a longtime volunteer who ran the snack bar and contributed to World Series Park in many ways. She will be greatly missed.

A twentieth anniversary celebration will tentatively take place on Friday, May 3, before the Saugus High vs. Salem High night game. All sponsors and those who contributed to World Series Park over the past 20 years will be honored and recognized.

Highlights of the 2023 season included hosting the following: all Saugus High varsity home games, Commonwealth Amateur Baseball League playoffs and championship games, a large number of American Athletic Union (AAU) Baseball games, North Shore Baseball League games and Commonwealth Amateur Baseball League games. In past seasons, the park hosted state and district Babe Ruth tournaments, Special Olympics, TargetCancer fundraisers, a Multiple Sclerosis fundraiser, American Legion games, Commonwealth Amateur Baseball League tournaments, Coaches vs. Cancer tournaments, AAU Baseball tournaments and a Veterans/Military Appreciation Day.

A full schedule of games is planned for 2024, starting the last week in March and going through October. The first Saugus High home game is on April 8 against Northeast Metro Tech. The public is welcome to attend all games. There is no charge and plenty of parking.