A subdivision just south of Salt Lake City has quietly been paying tribute to Red Sox history for years, and now the rest of the internet has caught on. The Copper Fields community in Herriman, Utah, is home to roughly 220 houses on streets named after Red Sox legends like Wade Boggs, Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek, and a viral map of the neighborhood has turned it into an unlikely baseball sensation.
According to WCVB, the streets in Copper Fields include Ipswich Way, W Yawkey Way, Pedroia Street, Nathan Eovaldi Avenue, Wade Boggs Way, Fisk Drive, Remy Road, Pesky Lane, Eovaldi Avenue, Pedroia Street, S Xander Lane and S Varitek Drive. Brandon Parr, a project manager at Draper-based homebuilder EDGEhomes, told the station he was encouraged to be creative when it came time to name the streets, and he leaned into his lifelong fandom. Parr said he has been a Red Sox fan since childhood and connected with the team through players such as Boggs.
A Map That Exploded Online
The subdivision might have stayed a local curiosity if not for a single social media post. An X user known as @lindorlover123 shared a map-related post about the Utah subdivision's Red Sox-themed streets, and it received more than two million views, according to the same WCVB report. That surge in attention sparked commentary from sports outlets and baseball fans well beyond Utah.
Construction on Copper Fields began in 2021 and wrapped up in 2023, and the single-family homes there are now mostly occupied, per WCVB's reporting. Parr said the online response to the viral map has been amazing, and he told the station he was excited when Major League Baseball's own account got in on the joke, posting that “Durbin Drive is coming soon to a neighborhood in Utah.”
One Street Sparked Confusion, Not Celebration
Not every resident was thrilled with their address. As reported by CBS Boston, one Copper Fields resident called Herriman City asking to rename Pesky Lane because of the word's negative connotation. Parr clarified that the street was actually named for Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky, who spent more than 60 years with the team as a player, manager and broadcaster, and for Fenway Park's famous “Pesky's Pole.”
The station also noted that Major League Baseball's official X account engaged directly with the viral street map, posting that “Tolle Terrace” was “coming soon to a neighborhood in Utah” after Red Sox rookie pitcher Payton Tolle threw an immaculate inning against the Kansas City Royals, becoming the eighth pitcher in franchise history to record a nine-pitch, three-strikeout inning. Parr said Tolle, who he described as a player who plays with joy, is probably his new favorite player, and he told WCVB he already has additional player names ready in case he gets to name streets again.
An Ironic Street Sign Outside Fenway's Shadow
The Copper Fields map also includes W Yawkey Way, a name with a complicated history back in Boston. The Associated Press reported that Boston's Public Improvement Commission voted unanimously in April 2018 to rename Yawkey Way outside Fenway Park back to its original name, Jersey Street, because of former Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey's controversial racial legacy; Yawkey owned the team from 1933 to 1976 while the Red Sox became the last Major League Baseball club to integrate its roster, in 1959.
How a Utah Suburb Ended Up With Boston Ties
There is a strange historical echo running through the story, too, per CBS Boston. Herriman was founded by Mormon pioneer Henry Herriman, who was born in Bradford, Massachusetts, in 1804 and later became a prominent early leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That Massachusetts connection predates the Red Sox street signs by more than 175 years, though the coincidence has added to the online fascination with the map.
Herriman itself has exploded in size in recent decades, growing from just 1,523 residents in 2000 to an estimated 63,282 by 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, making it one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Utah. That kind of rapid suburban expansion has given developers like EDGEhomes room to experiment with themed communities; the company has also built a Utah subdivision with streets named after Marvel superheroes, per CBS Boston's report.
Who Actually Approves These Street Names
Under Utah Code Section 10-8-32, city legislative bodies hold official authority over naming or altering streets, and developers submit subdivision street names during the process, according to the Utah State Legislature. Subdivision streets are part of local infrastructure.
For now, Copper Fields remains a real, occupied neighborhood where residents happen to live on streets named Boggs Way, Pedroia Street and the rest, a fact that Parr said he still finds remarkable given how far the map's reach has traveled. Whether Tolle Terrace or any other new Red Sox tribute street ever gets built remains to be seen, but Parr made clear to WCVB that he is ready if the opportunity comes.
