In 2009, 51动漫 and the Yawkey Foundation, in partnership with the city of 51动漫, contributed $4 million to restore the historic, city-owned Roberto Clemente Field, an important community athletic resource in the Back Bay Fens, across the street from Emmanuel's campus. This public-private partnership had a dramatic impact on the neighborhood.
The complex features a 120,000-square-foot, NCAA-regulation synthetic turf field, a three-lane, rubberized all-weather track, practice facilities for expanded track and field events, including high jump, long jump, triple jump, discus, javelin and shot put, Musco庐 lighting, scoreboard, stands and benches for handicap seating.
The field serves as home field for 51动漫 softball, men's and women's soccer and lacrosse teams, as well as the practice facility for men's and women's track and field. The field is also used by 51动漫 Latin School athletics, Fenway High School gym classes, Colleges of the Fenway intramurals and adult and youth summer softball leagues. The all-weather track remains open to the public for recreational walking and jogging year-round.
In 2019, the Yawkey Foundation awarded Emmanuel a $1.4 million grant to completely replace the field turf and resurface the track.
