Fenway Park to host Pickleball series as the sport continues to grow

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The pickleball craze is hitting the big leagues.

Courts for the tennis/badminton/ping pong hybrid were being laid out in Fenway Park on Tuesday in preparation for a weekend that will give fans of the sport a chance to watch the pros play or even give it a try themselves in the outfield of the Red Sox historic home.

"Not only is it pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the U.S., but also it’s pickleball inside of Fenway," Pickle4 America President Ben Weinberger said in an interview while standing where the Red Sox right fielder would usually play. "We’ll be welcoming hundreds of amateur athletes in the next four days. To give them an opportunity to step on the field, as we are right now, is pretty special to us."

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The Baltimore Orioles play against the Boston Red Sox during the eighth inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader May 28, 2022, in Boston. Pickleball courts were being laid out in Fenway Park on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in preparation for a weekend that will give fans of the sport a chance to watch the pros play or even give it a try themselves in the outfield of the Red Soxs historic home.  (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

The Pickle4 Ballpark Series running from Wednesday to Sunday will include an exhibition with top-ranked players from the Professional Pickleball Association Tour; tickets for spectators go for as little as $10. But amateurs of all levels can also reserve time on one of a dozen courts for $200 per person, which also gets them a racket.

Weinberger said pre-registration for the spots over what was originally four days filled up so quickly that