The package arrived at Garrett Maxey’s house and he thought little of it. Maxey had married just a few days earlier, so the delivery guys were coming regularly. Thing is, this particular box contained his very own World Series ring. “When we received the box, I thought it was just another wedding registry gift,” Maxey said. “I thought, ‘Oh, cool, more pots and pans.’ But it was much, much better than pots and pans as you can imagine. It was really fun getting that.” Maxey graduated from the University of Missouri last year with a degree in turf grass management. After working on athletic fields in Columbia, Maxey was able to snag an intern with the Red Sox groundskeeping crew in the summer of 2013.
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