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WORCESTER Nick Castellanos Jersey , Mass. (AP) —Red Sox from Rhode Island to Massachusetts (all times local):2:30 p.m.The Pawtucket Red Sox say they have signed a letter of intent to build a new ballpark in Worcester, Massachusetts.The Triple-A affiliate of the of the Boston Red Sox made the announcement Friday, signaling an end to its effort to find a new stadium during the past three years. The team is leaving its aging park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for a city 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest.PawSox Chairman Larry Lucchino says the team is “eager to build an innovative http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-james-mccann-jersey , family-friendly ballpark” in central Massachusetts.The move is subject to approval from the Worcester City Council and Minor League Baseball.Rhode Island’s Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo told WPRI-TV that she will ask for another chance.The PawSox say they will continue to play at 77-year-old McCoy Stadium for the next two years. Two New Jersey brothers struck gold while searching through their collection of old baseball cards when they found five 1952 Topps cards that featured New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle.On Wednesday, Vin A. Cherwoo of the Associated Press reported the siblings, who wished to be identified only by their first names, John and Ed, said the most valuable card from the group was valued at $1 million by Heritage Auctions."We always knew we had the cards Shane Greene Jersey , but they were just in the attic," John said. "We were fortunate our mother stayed and lived in the house until she was almost 102. Most people would have moved at some point, and in the move things like baseball cards and old-school books would get thrown away. Ours just stayed there for 50 years."John, who transferred the cards to his basement after their mom died in 2006, said he was offered $8 Sparky Anderson Jersey ,000 for their entire collection sometime around 1980.He added no decision has been made about how to spend the money with the most valuable of the cards currently part of an auction that runs through Aug. 19."It seems tempting fate to be planning too far in advance of what are you going to do, a counting-your-chickens syndrome," John told the AP.Former NFL offensive lineman Evan Mathis sold his 1952 Mantle card for $2.88 million in April.