Disabled PawSox fan ‘heartbroken’ over announced move to Worcester

After news broke that the PawSox would be heading to Worcester in a couple of years, one lifelong fan went to Friday’s game with tears in her eyes.

Jeri Schey sees the PawSox play a bit different than a lot of people because she is slowly going completely blind.

While at the game on Friday, Schey was filled with emotion, knowing the team she ritually saw play since she was seven would be moving even further away from her Warwick home.

"I just love being able to experience in person that fan experience," she said. "I was heartbroken."

Schey said the move is more than just about baseball because going to games at McCoy stadium is a release for her.

"This place is like a second home. I can walk around and get concessions as long as I walk slow enough, I can almost feel like I’m not blind," she said. "There’s people that don’t have a lot in life and I’m one. You need that escape of joy and that’s what I get out of this and that’s why I think it hurts so much."

Because of the move, Schey is worried she won’t get the chance to see her beloved team even once in Worcester, as she uses a ride service now to get her to Pawtucket.

"Unless my friends or family [take me] I won’t be able to independently come to the PawSox," she said.

Schey said she’s disappointed in Rhode Island lawmakers because she believes they could’ve done more to keep the team in Pawtucket.

"They broke my heart. Sometimes things should come above money," she said.

Schey will have two more seasons to enjoy her PawSox at McCoy before the team moves to Worcester in 2021.