Fenway Park is considered one of the most iconic stadiums in baseball. It’s where Ted Williams once hit a homer 502 feet to the right-field seats (longest in the ballpark’s history). When he was in the heart of the lineup, David Ortiz thrilled the crowd in various ways in Boston's postseason runs.

Fenway Park is also known for the Green Monster, the 37-foot left-field wall that plays each ball differently.

For White Sox rookie outfielder Andrew Vaughn, he familiarized himself as best he could with Fenway Park during one of his stops when he was playing in the Cape Cod league.

"We all signed the right field foul pole, I can't remember if I had room or not, but we got to check it out,” Vaughn said. “We actually got to watch a game, and we were stuck behind one of the poles deep in the bleachers, so we couldn't see very well."

Years later, Vaughn will have a better view of the field as the White Sox visit the Red Sox for a four-game series. His first career game at Fenway Park will be in front of the Green Monster.

Like any visiting player, Vaughn and his teammates took extra reps to get an idea how the Green Monster will impact their defense.

"We went out there earlier and took some balls up the wall,” said Vaughn, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the White Sox No. 1 prospect. “Just knowing that I don't have to play as deep because if it's over my head, it's gonna hit the wall. If it hits the wall, I just gotta be ready to get it on a bounce and throw it into second base. Another thing is there's not much foul ground, so you got to know how far you can go without running into that wall."

Vaughn, or anyone else in left field, won’t be the only players who will need to make the appropriate defensive adjustments. A ball can ricochet to any part of the field depending on where it’s hit, putting players in a position to field it even if it wasn’t hit directly to them.

"It's the guys around you: the center fielder has got to hustle, the shortstop has got to hustle out to help with the rebound because it's too often if you think the ball is going to be unplayable and the wind will fool you,” White Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “The number one thing is just get coverage from guys behind you or around you.”

La Russa reunites with Alex Cora
When Alex Cora took the reins as Red Sox manager for the 2018 season, La Russa had a front row seat to watch Cora lead a World Series caliber team as a first-time manager. La Russa was a special assistant to Boston's president of baseball operations before he became the White Sox manager in the offseason.

The four-game series marks the first time the two will manage against each other. For La Russa, it’s another chance to see Cora up close.

"I think he's really good already,” La Russa said. “He doesn't have all that much experience, so it just tells me the sky's the limit for him.”

Luis Aparicio 65th anniversary logo
The first Venezuelan baseball player to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame made his Major League debut 65 years ago Saturday In honor of his legendary career, Luis Aparicio’s debut is being commemorated with a 65th anniversary logo.

“From the day of my Major League debut, I remember arriving at the stadium and it was incredible. I didn’t have fear, but once I went on the field and the umpire said, 'Play ball' I started feeling the butterflies in my stomach,” Aparicio said in a statement. “I did feel confident because 'Chico' [Carrasquel] was there supporting me. I accomplished my goal to reach the Majors and when I retired, I fulfilled the promise I made to my dad: I was second to none.”

Aparicio debuted on April 17, 1956, against the Cleveland Indians in the White Sox 2-1 win, where he went 1-for-3 as the eighth hitter in the lineup. His first career hit was a single off another future Hall of Famer in Bob Lemon.

The right-handed batter was named the American League Rookie of the Year after hitting .266 with 56 RBIs and 21 stolen bases. Aparicio was a nine-time Gold Glove winner, a 13-time All-Star and a World Series champion with the 1966 Baltimore Orioles.

Aparicio was electric as a defensive wizard and base-stealing machine from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. In the first decade of his career, Aparicio was one of the best base stealers in the game. He led all of MLB in stolen bases in five seasons, four times with at least 50 stolen bases, the most being 57 in 1964.