Grace Needleman of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, is reporting a major free-agent signing — Red Sox GM Theo Epstein as her senior prom date on May 6.
Needleman, who brought a “Will you go to the prom with me?” sign to Red Sox training camp in Fort Myers, Fla., says Epstein gave her his autograph and told her yes.
“I’m not really picky, and I don’t need anything special,” Needleman, 17, told ESPN2’s “Cold Pizza” of her dating requirements. “Limo? It will be a great entrance anyway, so it won’t really matter what car we bring.”