The have had plenty of success in the Bronx, New York, in recent years. Now the team will try to conquer the financial district.
According to Cara Lombardo and Miriam Gottfried of the Wall Street Journal, Fenway Sports Group chairman John Henry is in talks with RedBall Acquisition Corp. to take the Red Sox's parent company public.
Fenway Sports Group owns and operates Liverpool FC, Roush Fenway Racing, Fenway Park, the New England Sports Network and Anfield in addition to the famed franchise.
The proposed deal would merge Fenway Sports Group with RedBall at a valuation of nearly $8 billion, per the Journal, though talks are still in the early stages.