The lottery isn’t exactly what we normally associate with baseball, but we sometimes forget that the lottery is actually a charitable endeavor: lots of the money goes to schools and other government services that help us all, including the less fortunate.

When you think of it that way, it actually makes some sense that the Boston Red Sox, who are especially known for their charitable endeavors, would partner with their state lottery.  The Red Sox normal charity is The Jimmy Fund, which focuses on kids with cancer, but individual players also are active in other charities.

The new Sox scratch off ticket will be an instant-win $10 ticket, and is expected to raise more than 14 million dollars for communities in the state.  Along with money, prizes will include Green Monster tickets and memorabilia.