Taxpayers fork out millions for baseball at West Ham as bill to reconfigure venue for New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox clash comes from pockets of the public The NY Yankees and Boston Red Sox are preparing for their London showdown Both sides will face each other on British soil in a two-game set on Saturday Taxpayers have had to fork out after costs to alter the stadium hit public purses Bosses remained tight-lipped on the exact cost of shifting thousands of seats
By Mike Keegan For The Daily Mail
Published: 22:31 BST, 28 June 2019 | Updated: 23:18 BST, 28 June 2019
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They may be two of the richest names in the world of sport, but taxpayers have still had to fork out millions to bring the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox to the London Stadium.
The US superpowers will play each other twice at West Ham United's home this weekend and the staggering bill to reconfigure the venue will come from the public purse — although stadium officials have insisted that they will eventually make a profit from the double-header.
London Stadium bosses have remained tight-lipped on the exact cost of shifting thousands of seats, other than to admit it
