Fans will return to Fenway Park on Thursday for the first time since 2019 when the Boston Red Sox take the field against the Baltimore Orioles for Opening Day, following a season that was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The team will allow about 4,500 people — roughly 12 percent of Fenway Park’s capacity — into the ballpark, a development that became possible when Massachusetts moved into the first step of its final phase of reopening on March 22. The easing restrictions, despite a coalition of public health and community groups pushing Gov.