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Eleven great baseball secrets

Photo: Geoff Hargadon

ow do we know when spring arrives? We know when spring arrives because so does baseball. Because we’ve begun our long roller coaster ride to October. Because hope springs eternal. Because all is once again right with the world. Make it even better with these great Fenway and baseball secrets. Batter up!

Yes, you can still get a seat at Fenway Park. …
 

Or watch the game in person—without buying a ticket.
 

How to (legally) get on the Fenway field—and into the press box and the dugout and ….
 

The baseball secret hidden in the basement of a Fenway bar
 

The hallowed site of baseball’s first World Series—and it’s not where you think
 

A museum where you can relive all of this city’s countless great sports moments …
 

… And where to see Ted Williams’ baseball spikes
 

A shrine to Boston baseball, with championship wings
 

A home to both a legendary baseball player and a civil rights icon
 

A little piece of baseball scandal, right in Kenmore Square
 

Where Boston’s other ballclub played
 

A secret that makes it worth visiting a Fenway dive bar