The Boston Red Sox announced Sunday that theyโ€™ve secured sponsorships from Budweiser and Kentucky Fried Chicken. The sponsorships are believed to offset the high cost that the club used on beer and fried chicken during the 2011 campaign.

โ€œWeโ€™re very excited to announce our partnership with Budweiser and Kentucky Fried Chickenโ€ newly named GM Ben Cherington said in a statement Sunday. โ€œThe chance to get FREE beer and chicken in our locker room should help free up some money in our budgetโ€.

Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett was equally as excitedโ€ฆ

โ€œI canโ€™t wait to get the 2012 season started!โ€ Beckett said. โ€œJon (Lester) and myself were really lobbying for KFC and Budweiser sponsorshipsโ€. Beckett added that the team was also considering Milwaukeeโ€™s Best and Churchโ€™s Chicken.

Cherington later told reporters that now that some of their more important sponsorships are secured for 2012, the team can really start to focus on their manager for next season.

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