Rays DH Scott calls Fenway Park 'a dump'

Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Luke Scott doesn't think too highly of Fenway Park.

"As a baseball player, going there to work, it's a dump," Scott told MLB.com prior to his team's game against the Boston Red Sox on Friday.

"I mean, it's old. It does have a great feel and nostalgia, but at the end of the day, I'd rather be at a good facility where I can get my work in. A place where I can go hit in the cage, where I have space and it's a little more comfortable to come to work.

"You're packed in like sardines there. It's hard to get your work in. ... You have to go to their weight room if you want to lift. From a fan's perspective, it's probably pretty cool to go see a game at a historic park. But from a player's point of view, it's not a place where you want to go to work."

Scott also directed his venom at Boston's fans last season.

"Just their arrogance," Scott told MLB.com at the time. "The fans come in and they take over the city. They're ruthless, they're vulgar, they cause trouble, they talk about your family, swear at you. Who likes that? When people do that, it just gives you more incentive to beat them."

While playing with Baltimore, Scott had a hand in keeping the Red Sox out of the postseason.