Hours before Tuesday’s game, Trevor Story was out on the field taking batting practice when he abruptly stopped, flipped his bat and jogged over to the dugout.

There waiting for him was his wife Mallie and two sons, 14-month-old Stetson and newborn Nolan. He picked up Stetson and took a few steps out onto the field, taking in the view of the Green Monster with his son, who was born days after Story signed with the Red Sox last March.

“It’s been a whirlwind honestly, just a lot of change going on professionally and personally, but all amazing things,” Story said this week. “He’ll only know me playing for the Red Sox, which is cool, but a whirlwind for sure but all things that were taken in stride.”

Story’s journey as a father and as a member of the Red Sox have been deeply intertwined, and this Father’s Day promises to be extra special for the two-time All-Star. He and his wife welcomed Nolan last month, and this week they have all been in town for the first time together as a family of four while Story checks in with the club after several weeks of rehab work in Fort Myers.

Though recovering from elbow surgery isn’t how Story would have preferred to spend these past few months, one silver lining has been getting to spend more time with his family and his new baby than he otherwise would have.

“It’s never good or a good time to be injured, but I’m trying to find the good in every situation I’m put in, and that’s time you don’t get back,” Story said. “I’m able to be with my sons more and my wife, so just taking advantage of that and it’s been great.”

Story is making progress in his recovery and could return sometime during the second half, either as a designated hitter in July or as a shortstop in August. His time as a member of the Red Sox has been somewhat chaotic, as last season he got off to a slow start after barely getting any spring training before later missing much of second half with a broken wrist.

But in between those lows, Story also established himself as a Gold Glove caliber infielder who made a decided impact at the plate once he found his groove. Despite playing only 94 games, he finished second on the team in home runs (16) and led the club in stolen bases (13), and the Red Sox went 51-43 in games he played while going just 27-41 without him.

Story attributed much of the success he’s enjoyed as a big leaguer to his own father, Ken.

“He taught me everything about the game, he was a fireman and I wanted to be just like him, if I wasn’t going to play baseball I was going to be a fireman,” Story said. “He’s quiet like me so we have a lot of similarities, the older we’ve gotten the closer we’re gotten and it’s been cool. He’s the best granddad ever and it’s been cool to see him grow in that too.”

Story reflected on the time he spent at the field with his dad growing up, and how he was always a coach but never forced the game on him. He has especially fond memories of batting practice at their house, which often consisted of his father tossing him rolled up socks to hit in their living room.

“He would throw them pretty hard to me and I would just let it rip,” Story said. “That’s really how I learned how to hit.”

Story said he’s excited to share those kind of memories with his own two boys, and though it will be some time before Nolan is old enough to play, Stetson is already pretty active. Story said he’s walking, trying to run, and apparently has a knack for the game.

“Stetson is on the tee already and he knows how to swing it man!” Story said. “I’m excited.”

Coming up as a minor leaguer, Chris Martin always dreamed of one day pitching at Fenway Park in a Red Sox uniform.

It took a while longer than he may have envisioned, but that dream has finally become a reality this season.

The veteran relief pitcher, who pitched in the Red Sox system from 2011-13 before being traded to Colorado, signed with Boston this past offseason and has become an integral part of the Red Sox bullpen.

“Coming up in this organization and getting to come back here is pretty cool,” Martin said. “I think one of the biggest things is off the field my family has gotten settled in here, we enjoy this area, we like it a lot, so that helps so I can focus on playing baseball, and obviously pitching at Fenway is pretty special.”

Now 37 and in his eighth big league season, Martin was signed to be a lockdown setup man who hardly walks anyone and could reliably set the table for closer Kenley Jansen. Though not as splashy as some of Boston’s other offseason additions, Martin has lived up to the bill and entering Saturday he’d posted a 2.18 ERA in 21 games, recording 12 holds and a save while walking only two batters over 20.2 innings.

“He can land everything for a strike, early in the count he can throw it all and late in the count he’s confident throwing everything to put the hitter away,” said catcher Reese McGuire.

Considering the late-inning struggles Boston has endured over the past few years, having Martin available to lock down the eighth inning has been a godsend for the Red Sox. The club is 16-5 in games he’s appeared in, and he’s also provided important depth in high-leverage situations where Jansen is either unavailable or has already pitched.

Martin said he relishes the opportunity to pitch in those big spots, but also really appreciates being able to pitch with Jansen.

“He’s got more saves than I have career games, so a lot of experience,” Martin said. “He’s going to go out there and pitch the ninth so it shortens the game. Hopefully I can do the same with the eighth inning and we can shorten the game like that, but obviously having Kenley is huge. Hopefully we’re doing our job and helping out these young guys and helping them transition.”

And being able to pitch at Fenway Park? Coming to town as a visitor was cool, he said, but there’s nothing like suiting up in a Red Sox uniform.

“You can feel it, you can feel the vibes coming off the fans and obviously not getting to debut here as a Red Sox, I was hoping that would happen, but it’s come full circle and just trying to enjoy my experience here,” he said.

The proposed Fenway Corners project, which envisions a major redevelopment of the area surrounding Fenway Park, will be subject of a public hearing scheduled for July 13.

Originally proposed in January 2021, Fenway Corners is expected to include four development blocks along Lansdowne Street, Van Ness Street, Jersey Street and Brookline Avenue and would see a swath of largely underdeveloped properties converted into a vibrant commercial and residential space. The project would also include significant public improvements, most notably the extension of Richard B. Ross Way through to Brookline Avenue and the conversion of Fenway Park’s Jersey Street section into a pedestrian plaza.

This past Tuesday, the Boston Planning and Development Agency hosted a community meeting at which a project representative provided an update on changes made over the past two and a half years in response to community and government feedback.

According to Yanni Tsipis, a senior vice president from WS Development, the project has gotten smaller, with a reduction of 50,000 square feet of commercial space and the elimination of 8,000 square feet of retail to provide more public space. They have also added 50 residential units for a total of 266, increased affordable housing from 13% to 20%, quadrupled civic space to 10,000 square feet, reduced the height of the proposed buildings and added a 100-child community daycare/early child education center. The project would also result in a net gain of 800 parking spaces.

There would also be $13.5 million invested in area-wide transportation improvements along with a host of other community commitments, among them an art fund dedicated to local artists and the restoration of the nearby Duck House as a public facility.

In total, Tsipis said the project as currently constituted would provide $75 million in public benefits. While he hopes Fenway Corners has reached a point where it is ready for approval, he also acknowledged it will still be a while before the vision ultimately becomes a reality.

“We’ve been at this now for two and a half years and we hope we are now at a point where we are ready to be considered by the BPDA Board for Article 80B and 80C approval,” he said. “But even though we’ve been at this for this amount of time and have gone through this thorough a review process, this is not the end. It’s not even the beginning of the end, maybe it’s the end of the beginning, but the reality is this project, because it’s a multi-phase, long-term project, even after we’re considered by the BPDA Board, each individual block, in whatever order these are developed, will still have its own mini review process.”

The public comment period is scheduled to run through Friday. More information about the project and its specifics can be found at the BPDA’s website.

The Oakland Athletics’ plans to relocate to Las Vegas cleared a major hurdle this week, as the Nevada Legislature approved a bill that would build the team a new $1.5 billion ballpark and provide $380 million in public funds to help do so.

The club still needs to formally apply for relocation and get approval from the league, but at this point it looks like a fait accompli.

The news was a crushing but not unexpected blow to the fans in Oakland, who on Tuesday came out in force to protest the club’s ownership by hosting a “reverse boycott” at the Oakland Coliseum. The Athletics have averaged fewer than 10,000 fans per game due in large part to the club’s decision to slash payroll and raise ticket prices, but Tuesday more than 27,000 fans attended Oakland’s 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays to help dispel the notion that there isn’t a fanbase to support the club in the Bay Area.

It was an awesome scene, but unfortunately it will likely wind up being a memorable but futile last stand for the good fans who are probably about to lose their team after 55 years and four World Series championship in Oakland.